96PearlyWhite

I recently bought an 96 Audi A4 2.8L non quattro. When i purchased the car the Airbag Light and check engine light were on. Well i got the check engine scanned with an auto zone scanner, the codes were:
P1409 Tank Ventilation Valve Circulation Electric Malfunction
P1400 EGR Valve Circulation Electric Malfunction
P0161 O2 Sensor Bank 2 Sensor 2
P0141 O2 Sensor Bank 1 Sensor 2
P0155 O2 Sensor Bank 2 Sensor 1
P0135 O2 Sensor Bank 1 Sensor 1

And as far as the Airbag i have no idea on how to check it or check what....the connection behind the steering wheel is good and connected and the dash one from what i can see behind the glove box is good too. I dont have side air bags so there is no connections below the seats. Please help me out!!!!

AudiMick

You need VAG.com to get a clearer diagnosis on the Airbag. It's not part of OBDII so a generic scanner is going to do anything for you. You can't even clear it by fixing the problem it needs a hard reset from a VAG.

The EGR valve is controlled by vacuum. The EGR codes could be the solenoids on top of the plenum over the throttle body . The most common problem is a blocked EGR passage on these cars but that generates a P0401 code.

96PearlyWhite

Ok thank you i will try that...As for a VAG com damn thats expensive...

96PearlyWhite

hey audimick

do you know where i can purchase the vag-com for a good deal?

Sambar Stag

98Pearly white, Ross-Tech (one of our sponsors) has them priced from the free shareware or a registered version for $99. An invaluable tool if you plan on doing any of your own work on the car

96PearlyWhite

Sambar Stag-Where would i find that sorry not to familiar with the forum yet

AudiMick

Not sure that exists on this site.

You can buy generic VAG.com cables on E-bay for cheap, the shareware version of VAG.com is VCDS lite which is free.

http://www.ross-tech.com/vcds-lite/download/index.html

However to reset an Airbag, you might need a registered version of VAG.com from Ross-tech.

http://store.ross-tech.com/shop/VCDSLiteReg.html

96PearlyWhite

Thank you...but there are so many on ebay which would be a good one to get?