All Things Mk5 > How to Guides / Troubleshooting

Throttle hesitation from cold start-up

<< < (2/2)

Mk5dub:
Thanks for the response. It is defiantly not a misfire. I described it as a hesitation because when you acelerate there is nothing there for a fraction of a second. The closest comparison I can make is something similar to turbo lag.

Nico2904:
I would change spark plugs, check/clean MAF sensor with contact cleaner

SuperVillan:
same here, does yours make the sounds but fail to do anything ? mine feels like somebody has stuck a potato in my tail pipe but only for like a minute after iv been driving for about 1 - 2 mins the car is fine, now i know this is not a big deal but i like to have my things working at they're best

robmcclel:
They all do it don't they, it's sluggish for the first couple of minutes and then its fine, is it not intentionally there to allow the engine time to warm up and get to temperature before you screw the nuts off it and destroy the cold engine? Think about it oil is denser when its cold so when its not up to the correct operating temp it will not circulate around the engine as easily therefore meaning your engine is more at risk of damage.

Andy-GTI:
Run a can of BG44K through engine. May be a placebo but it appeared to smoothen the start and running of the car, more noticeably from cold. Only £10 odd can't do it any harm

 :happy2:

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page