Quick update - tried the 1/4 tank and paint stripper method. Light hasn't gone out yet (after 10 starts) so am looking to try again this week.

Once the fault is resolved, it will take multiple restarts for the fault to clear itself. Usually around 32 but could be a lot more. Far easier to get the faults erased with VCDS as you'll know soon enough if the problem is cured, instead of hoping the light will eventually go out.

I agree get the light turned off first and see if it comes back on at all you may find it stays off now.

Unless of course your cats have truly had it. In witch case it may be cheaper to just install 200 cell sports cats instead. Given they are similar money

Hi there,

Seems to be a few versions of cellulose thinners, going by the health & safety data ingredients.

I've a 16814 & 16804 after doing a readiness check....Everything else went through OK!

Lee

I use 0.5l toluol (toluene) to about half tank once a year about a month before MOT. It is used in may paint thinners and you can get 5l for about £20 and it has even been used as fuel in F1 in the past.

There is a big difference between paint thinner and paint stripper, I hope you did not use stripper. One is for thinning paint before use and other to remove cured paint.

You can use VCDS to clear the codes, or any ODBII scanner should work for a cat light. I use Torque on my android phone with a bluetooth adaptor from ebay +++

ainarssems - Stripper is thick and gloupy and really not recomended for anything apart from getting rid of paint....Though I guess you could Nitro-mors your car :ROFL:

Where do you get toluol (toluene) from ??? I do have some industrial chemicals (acetone, isoproply alcohol, 96% sulphuric acid) at work but not that!

I've VCDS hence I know the codes, and doing the readiness thing. Also have ODB bluetooth stuff and also ODBEleven which is a mobile vagcom and very useful, though it's still in development and you need to know the codes to do a lot of things with it, which actually makes VCDS look more usefriendly :love:

I know what a paint stripper is that's why I was worried when Bisonhead said he tried paint stripper method.

I get toluol from e-bay, I don't see any 5l listings at good price at the moment but there is 20l for even better price. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toluene-20...8AAOSwMmBVi-wH