17550 code ?

ens0 · Mar 27, 2012

the check engine light has been coming on and off over the last month...SO, I replaced the MAF which I thought was the code 17550. After a couple hundred miles the check engine light came on again.
SAME code, 17550 again...my tech is baffled. H E L P please...does anyone have an idea what code 17550 is?

abeR · Mar 27, 2012

clean the throttle body?

read here

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4024367

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?1116399

bolide · Mar 27, 2012

http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/17550/P1142/004418

vacume leaks can cause this too.

ThatVdub · Mar 27, 2012

Like I mentioned already, check your intake change over valve...
Might be sticking, stuck or just no vac control...

Edit

This is all in the line of the p1142 code

MAF and TB also stated possible causes, etc...

Edit2:

Check the lil vac line on the combi valve as well, pinch it and see if it is brittle...
Best to replace if never having done so... For sure rotted if never changed...

ens0 · Mar 28, 2012

bump

any more suggestions...the "R" goes into the shop in the morning......?

carp645 · Mar 28, 2012

Paul, got this from the Ross-Tech website, 17550/P1142/004418 - Load Calculation Cross Check: Lower Limit Exceeded

Possible Causes
Mass Air Flow Sensors (G70) faulty
Intake Air System faulty/leaking (false Air)
Throttle Pedal faulty
Throttle Body dirty/faulty

Possible Solutions
Check Mass Air Flow Sensors (G70)
Check Intake Air System
Check Throttle Pedal Check Throttle Pedal Position Sensor (G79)
Check Throttle Pedal Position Sensor 2 (G185)

Check Throttle Body Check Angle Sensor 1 for Throttle Actuator (G187)
Check Angle Sensor 2 for Throttle Actuator (G188)

Check Engine Control Unit

ens0 · Mar 29, 2012

OK n o t OK

Well...EVERYTHING checked out perfectly...except the engine light is still on....?

bolide · Mar 30, 2012

ens0 said:
Well...EVERYTHING checked out perfectly...except the engine light is still on....?

Did they do a "visual" check, or did he do vcds tests/logs on all related components? He should of found something if it was the later.

abeR · Mar 29, 2012

so changing the maf, cured the code in the first place?

then it came back ?

probono · Mar 30, 2012

Depending on how many miles your engine has on it, you might want to check the cam tensioners. I had a similar undiagnosable problem last year and it took them about a month to figure out what was going wrong. It was only oh, about a $2K repair (but the car runs great now, with no "check engine" warnings). :banghead:

DF

ens0 · Mar 31, 2012

no light for now..............

250 miles...no light? Something he touched must have worked...LOL

17550 code ?

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