Aftermarket Diverter Valve causes "Check Engine"

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Aug 23, 2002 | 11:34 AM

gio

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Aftermarket Diverter Valve causes "Check Engine"

To make a long story short, my water pump died, and I had my TT towed to get fixed. They fixed it but had trouble installing the new timing belt (they said it was off by a notch at first). Afterwards, the car ran fine, but the check engine light would come on and my VAG tool said something about an inconsistent timing error or something (I don't remember the exact one). I cleared it, but it came back.

I took my TT to the dealer and they said it was
a "aftermarket diverter valve installed" error. I'd never seen that before and I had the bailey DV for 2+ years. What is going on? They charged me $35 for the half an hour of labor to look at it.

Aug 23, 2002 | 11:57 AM

evan

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"aftermarket diverter valve installed" -- sounds like your dealer has a case of "BS error."

Aug 23, 2002 | 12:02 PM

Gnowknayme

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My Bailey DV went bad and caused the check engine light to come on.

I think my dealer said it was a secondary air system code. Replaced the Bailey with the N DV, and it's been fine since.

Aug 23, 2002 | 12:09 PM

gio

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Aren't the Bailey's lifetime guarenteed?

Aug 23, 2002 | 12:24 PM

economisTTwo

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yes -- whoever you purchased it from (awe tuning?) should replace it for free if it's defective.

Aug 23, 2002 | 01:05 PM

Gnowknayme

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I've heard that, but I never persued that option. The Bailey was given to me by a forum member.

Aug 23, 2002 | 02:23 PM

sofTTware

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My OEM DV (pre-N version) caused a CEL ...

when it was going bad (also got the tell-tale honking sound). I am now using the Forge 007 DV w/o any problems and getting all of the benefits outlined so many times here in the Forum.