2004 Volkswagen GTI Engine malfunction

2004 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
38,000 MILES • 1.8L • 4 CYL • TURBO • FWD • MANUAL
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REOTTN
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I recently got a warning light indicator on my dashboard that states that the indicator is a engine malfunction on board diagnostics. It says to take in for service. I was just wondering what exactly could be wrong with it.
Mar 28, 2014 at 10:26 AM
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EXOVCDS
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There are over 200 trouble codes that can cause this light to come on, from as simple as a loose gas cap to something major like a broken timing belt (camshaft / crankshaft correlation).

Have the engine computer scanned and post your findings (codes) here.

Thomas
Mar 28, 2014 at 11:24 AM
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EXOVCDS
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Did you get it scanned? A lot of auto parts stores will scan it for free... the repair will cost you some money though, at least parts, if you do the repair yourself.
Mar 30, 2014 at 2:00 AM
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