vw beetle is anyone willing to answer my question? - Page 2

does your radio still work?

radio is after market everything works fine.

check all your fuses

all checked and working.

hey jrailer is this ture.you replyed this on another post. could this be my problem.i never scanned after i installed the aftermarket cd player.

(you replyed)its not a chip but it does send a signal to the data link conector
sometimes this will make a non comunication with a scaner or code reader
i worked on a audi TT with a stock stereo that had the fuse blown on the back of it and it wouldnt comunicate for a emmision test

ya that is why i asked about radio

i know the baum scanner has a big warning about aftermarket radios but i havent had one smoke
i have had them lose conection
i have had to put stock ones back in just to do an emissions test or pull codes
 
 
how did they come up with it needing a cam sensor ????
 

I scanned it my self it called for  16556 looked it up and it says fuel trim-system rich (bank 1).
16725 says camshaft position sensor circuit-out of range/performance.
17536 says long term fuel trim-system too lean (bank 1).
replaced o2 sensor and cam sensor and timing belt water pump.
can't reset codes won't link up.

so you scanned it before the radio
 
if you still have the stock radio and stock harness hook it up and see what you get

That is the problem. The reason I replaced the stock radio is because it died and I threw it out. Also I did scan before installing the new radio and everything was ok until later when we done the timing belt. Yesterday I got a hookup that works at VW. He is looking into it for me. I called VW and they recognize this problem, they said something about a wire on the harness that needs to be cut or connected to something. He would not tell me. I will wait for my contact to get back to me. I will let you know what it is, so we can help others.

good luck
ya its a wire that powers up the data link call up    i think its blue and yellow  or blue and white   cant remember
 
 
wow we are up to 4 pages on this problem

Yes 4 pages lol lots of fun.
Talk to later when i fix this probem.
Thanks for your time.