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Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

04-03-2009, 10:27 AM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

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Posted By theholycow

So, I think my kill switch may be to blame for a...

So, I think my kill switch may be to blame for a CEL. I've got a P0420 which made me wonder if my car was asking for narcotics, but I looked it up and it means a catalyst problem.

According to...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-31-2009, 02:11 PM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

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Posted By theholycow

With nice weather today, I went outside and...

With nice weather today, I went outside and worked on it more. I moved the switch and now it's a little too low for comfort but it won't get tripped by the boot.

I put everything back in place and...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-28-2009, 03:21 PM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

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Posted By theholycow

The good news: It kills the engine, as I ...

The good news:

It kills the engine, as I expected.
It does not throw a code.
It keeps the gauges and ScanGauge live, as I hoped. :) No more guessing when the engine dies, I can see it on the...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-26-2009, 03:29 PM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

Views: 5,834

Posted By theholycow

Does leaving the doors unlocked affect how your...

Does leaving the doors unlocked affect how your insurance company will treat you if something gets stolen?

I thought of another way to use a kill switch: Forced DFCO. If you've ever actually...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-26-2009, 11:14 AM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

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Posted By theholycow

That's a good idea. I've reversibly de-pinned...

That's a good idea. I've reversibly de-pinned some things before. I haven't tried it on anything made by VW but it might be easy.

I actually figured out how I'm going to do it and I keep...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-22-2009, 07:36 AM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

Views: 5,834

Posted By theholycow

No, my car has electric power steering. It's a...

No, my car has electric power steering. It's a little 3000 pound hatchback and would probably be fine with manual steering anyway.

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-22-2009, 06:37 AM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

Views: 5,834

Posted By theholycow

No, I bump start. Another user, PaleMelanesian,...

No, I bump start. Another user, PaleMelanesian, has refined the procedure into a few very easy steps, which I will attempt to reproduce here:
1. Shift into a higher gear than you'd drive at that...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-22-2009, 03:19 AM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

Views: 5,834

Posted By theholycow

I'm not sure how or where I'll mount it. There...

I'm not sure how or where I'll mount it. There are tricks for lease-friendly mods like mounting stuff. I could use adhesive/tape, zip ties, or maybe something else depending on what kind of switch I...

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-21-2009, 02:32 PM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

Views: 5,834

Posted By theholycow

Standard blade fuse (not mini). I want a...

Standard blade fuse (not mini). I want a lease-friendly easily reversible mod, so cutting such an important wire is not my first choice.

The kill switch is for EOC. I should have mentioned that....

Forum: General Maintenance and Repair

03-21-2009, 01:45 PM

Replies: 22

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

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Posted By theholycow

Kill switch for my 2008 VW

Ok, I've found a fuse that, when I pull it, causes the engine to stall but does not trigger the Check Engine Light. I probably ought to pull codes to see if it throws a code but doesn't light up....

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