Poor running at low revs and from cold 2.0Tsi
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2013 7:40 pm
Hi All,
I recently purchased a 3 yr old 2.0Tsi GT at the beginning of last month. It has 40000mls on the clock, a FSH and a 1yr all component warranty.
On the day of picking it up I had a misfire, it has since gone into a dealer and they identified a misfire on cylinder 4. They couldnt replicate the fault again, so will not carry out any further work, they have however swapped the coil pack from cylinder 4 to 1, to see if its the coil pack if it occurs again.
The misfire hasnt happened again, but I do have issues with it running very lumpy and not wanting to rev smoothly when cold and it feels as if I need to pull the choke out (for those of you who remember them!!). Even when warm I am convinced it is holding back at lower revs and can be difficult driving it smoothly when in stop / start traffic, plus just the gentlest touch of the accelerator can make the revs flare up to 2000rpm, which could be why I am having some problems. I mentioned this when it was booked in and the technician took it home the day it was taken in to try replicate the misfire and he said everything was fine to him.
I have owned a turbo version Mini Cooper S and I dont remember having these issues with a forced induction engine when running at low revs and to be truthful I remember the Mini having more shove when putting your foot down.
Has anyone else had this problem or could this be a result of the misfire or is it just that Roccos dont like low speed running?? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as to be truthful it is ruining my love affair with the Rocco at the moment as I love the looks!!!
I recently purchased a 3 yr old 2.0Tsi GT at the beginning of last month. It has 40000mls on the clock, a FSH and a 1yr all component warranty.
On the day of picking it up I had a misfire, it has since gone into a dealer and they identified a misfire on cylinder 4. They couldnt replicate the fault again, so will not carry out any further work, they have however swapped the coil pack from cylinder 4 to 1, to see if its the coil pack if it occurs again.
The misfire hasnt happened again, but I do have issues with it running very lumpy and not wanting to rev smoothly when cold and it feels as if I need to pull the choke out (for those of you who remember them!!). Even when warm I am convinced it is holding back at lower revs and can be difficult driving it smoothly when in stop / start traffic, plus just the gentlest touch of the accelerator can make the revs flare up to 2000rpm, which could be why I am having some problems. I mentioned this when it was booked in and the technician took it home the day it was taken in to try replicate the misfire and he said everything was fine to him.
I have owned a turbo version Mini Cooper S and I dont remember having these issues with a forced induction engine when running at low revs and to be truthful I remember the Mini having more shove when putting your foot down.
Has anyone else had this problem or could this be a result of the misfire or is it just that Roccos dont like low speed running?? Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated as to be truthful it is ruining my love affair with the Rocco at the moment as I love the looks!!!