Q: I recently installed a cold air intake on my 2001 golf 2.0 when I did my car threw out 2 codes p0134 and p0140 should I be worried

asked by on January 03, 2018

Today I installed a cold air intake on my 2001 golf gls 2.0L it only has 77k miles and it’s Manuel I got the codes p0134 and p0140 are these serious enough to get my car looked at?

My car has 77143 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

Hi Matthew. Thanks for contacting us tonight. You can learn more about these trouble codes by clicking the blue links - P-0134 and the P-0140 code. In regards to taking them seriously, any OBD-II trouble code indicates a problem that should always be resolved sooner than later. You should contact the manufacturer of your cold intake system to determine what they recommend for resolving this issue.

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