Leon FR Mk1 180bhp petrol.... engine mangement light on after hitting badger

[dan_underhill]

Hi all,

Please could any one help me my engine management (pollution) light has come on after hitting a badger *********** on the way home from work sat night. As you can imagine it made an almighty bang and nearly biffed me off into the armco.

Also i need to know what is the best oil and oil filter to buy?

Thank you.

Dan

 

[ThackersLCR]

mate, the only way to find out would be VAG com, your EPC light (thats if it is) could be anythin. have a check under the bonnet for loose connections on sensors n plugs. Your bumper not a mess? id get somenew head lights while your at it as well!
p.s you make a nice stew with him?

 

[LEE69]

I reckon the lamba sensor as been badgered, errr i mean broken on impact.

 

[dan_underhill]

Hi guys,

Headlights are working fine ta, i was changing lanes whilst overtaking and going over a crest of a hill..... bloody thing came out of nowhere.!

Bumper aint in a mess hit it with my drivers side front wheel..... cant see any wires hanging down or anything. ? Cool will take a look at VAG.

Under extended warranty but dont know if they cover act of badger!

 

[rickyb90]

I hit a pheasant before in my previous car and it made a gruesome mess but it didn't do any damage. I was picking bits of mashed pheasant out from the grille and radiator for hours

I'm surprised it didn't damage the bumper as badgers are quite a solid animal!!

I'd check with VAG-COM to see whats been logged

 

[bozwellox]

I'd expect to see something like this:

VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-US


Chassis Type: 1M - Seat Leon
Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,17,19,22,35,46,56

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 01: Engine
Controller: 06A 906 032 MJ
Component: 1.8L R4/5VT 0003
Coding: 11510
Shop #: WSC 06402
VSSZZZ1MZ4R008412 SEZ7Z0C2090461
1 Fault Found:
17524 - Large carnivorous black and white mammal in engine
P1116 - 35-00 - -
17511 - Shareware Version. To Decode all DTCs
P1103 - 35-00 - Please Register/Activate
Readiness: 0010 1101

Alternatively I reckon your lambda sensor could have been dislodged by the badger's face. About £80 if I recall, although it is definitely a vagcom job first.

 

[bozwellox]

Oh and as for your other question about oil, I'm sure you will get loads of different suggestions but I bought 5 litres of Millers XF 5W 30 longlife for £50 a couple of weeks back and that is supposed to be top notch stuff. Other than that it's the usual fully synthetic suff - Mobil 1 etc etc.

 

[JamJay]

Can't help with the EM light issue although nice to hear that you kept control of the car.

In regards to oil, use a 5w30 fully synthetic oil for VAG 504.00 and as bozwellox says, millers is good stuff. For an oil filter, i'd just go with a genuine VAG one.

 

[olliep]

I'd expect to see something like this:

VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-US


Chassis Type: 1M - Seat Leon
Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,17,19,22,35,46,56

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 01: Engine
Controller: 06A 906 032 MJ
Component: 1.8L R4/5VT 0003
Coding: 11510
Shop #: WSC 06402
VSSZZZ1MZ4R008412 SEZ7Z0C2090461
1 Fault Found:
17524 - Large carnivorous black and white mammal in engine
P1116 - 35-00 - -
17511 - Shareware Version. To Decode all DTCs
P1103 - 35-00 - Please Register/Activate
Readiness: 0010 1101
.

 

[daboy3000]

I'd expect to see something like this:

1 Fault Found:
17524 - Large carnivorous black and white mammal in engine

 

[LEE69]

I'd expect to see something like this:

VAG-COM Version: Release 409.1-US


Chassis Type: 1M - Seat Leon
Scan: 01,02,03,08,15,17,19,22,35,46,56

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Address 01: Engine
Controller: 06A 906 032 MJ
Component: 1.8L R4/5VT 0003
Coding: 11510
Shop #: WSC 06402
VSSZZZ1MZ4R008412 SEZ7Z0C2090461
1 Fault Found:
17524 - Large carnivorous black and white mammal in engine
P1116 - 35-00 - -
17511 - Shareware Version. To Decode all DTCs
P1103 - 35-00 - Please Register/Activate
Readiness: 0010 1101

Alternatively I reckon your lambda sensor could have been dislodged by the badger's face. About £80 if I recall, although it is definitely a vagcom job first.

 

[traumapat]

shareware is rubbish.... proper full vagcom would be able to identify the species, its sex and what it ate for lunch.

 

[lc_allan]

Need a full license for BAG-COM.

 

[bozwellox]

Need a full license for BAG-COM.

Does BadgerBill supply those?

 

[oldman]

i was changing lanes whilst overtaking and going over a crest of a hill

better to hit a badger than an oncoming car. sorry mate but that is daft.

 

[LEE69]

Not if it was a dual carriageway

 

[oldman]

fair point guv.

 

[JasKandola1]

lol u lot are funny

 

[dan_underhill]

better to hit a badger than an oncoming car. sorry mate but that is daft.

it was a dual carriage way, unless someone is driving on the wrong side of the road don't think there ll be any one there????