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Title: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: carrington865 on 17 March 2010, 11:47

hi
i have a 2001 aum engin 1.8 t golf. sometimes it feels abit hesitant at low revs and a lil bit spluttery when apply a lil bit of throttle. its ok wen put foot down

and ideas as to the cause other than leads/plugs?
cheers

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: Hulmie on 17 March 2010, 11:54

Start off by giving the Throttle body a clean. Details of How To in the maintainence section.

Try this and see if it makes a difference. And go from there

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: carrington865 on 17 March 2010, 11:57

cheers il give that a go. is there anythin to look out for sensor wise. i ready in a thread once a guy had splutter issues and turned out to ba a sensor

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: radz on 17 March 2010, 12:00

I had a similar issue, my lambda sensor had gone but I think you would have a few more symptoms, car is running very rich and a very strong smell, poor mileage etc.

If you have a garage near you take it for an emissions test?

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: carrington865 on 17 March 2010, 13:00

i did 200 miles to 35 litres of fuel dunno if that about right?
i am gna get a full service done and clean throttle body too then take it from there

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 15:38

MAF?

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: DaiGTI on 17 March 2010, 18:32

got the same problem mate mines spluttery in low gears my lambder sensor is gone replaceing both of them ull have one either end of your CAT  also had mine plugged up and a code came up with loss of pressure between turbo and throtle ull have to check your pipe work around your turbo cracks etc!!

hope it helps :huh:

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: richw911 on 17 March 2010, 18:55

Any fault codes?

As said do a TB clean  :smiley:

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: carrington865 on 18 March 2010, 07:44

Quote from: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 15:38

MAF?

that was the sensor i read about before. any one know the price of one?
wat is a MAF sensor?

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: carrington865 on 18 March 2010, 07:46

Quote from: richw911 on 17 March 2010, 18:55

Any fault codes?

As said do a TB clean  :smiley:

no codes that im aware of. no engin manag light or indication on dash

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: carrington865 on 18 March 2010, 08:42

i have noticed flat spots/hessitancy sum times under acceleration and also that the idleing flutters about slightly

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: Hulmie on 18 March 2010, 10:44

As said, sounds like the throttle body needs a good clean. then once done the car will automatically do a throttle reset after a few hundred miles.

Title: Re: car feels hesitant sometimes
Post by: carrington865 on 18 March 2010, 10:47

i read that these are also all the common signs of the MAF sensor so i will do TB first then MAF after and hopefully that sort it