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Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:56 am
by turkpolo
It doesnt pull like it use to, is this related to the gearbox and the clutch
My clutch seems really hard
Cheers
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:36 am
by Mouse_GTI
Having a hole in your cold air feed can cause you to loose power. That certainly happened to me in the past and my acceleration was sluggish. Soon as I fixed it it was much better.
Doubt it would be the clutch or gearbox
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:11 am
by tegwin
Depends on what exactly the power loss feels like...
I would put money on it being an electrical fault...
Get VAG-COM on the car check for faults.... pull out all the plugs and check they are the right colour....
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:09 pm
by turkpolo
ok cheers for the help guys will check this 2 purposes
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:58 pm
by Tim_GTi
Giving the throttle body a clean will also make a difference. But it's a bit more of a subtle loss.
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:17 pm
by turkpolo
This happened once again today, it feels really sluggish and slow, and it feels like its not revving in second or third gear between 2k to 3k rpm! when its accelerating it kind of gerks like your not putting you foot down on the gas pedal at all.I think i have to put it through vag com for defo!
Has anyone experienced this recently
cheers
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:49 pm
by tegwin
Sounds like a miscalculation...
I would put money on it being an engine sensor... TPS or CPS would be a good place to start... but VAG should help!
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:26 pm
by Tim_GTi
I know it seems to be the answer for every acceleration problem on here, but I'd definitely try cleaning the throttle body first before paying for vagcom tests etc.. It'll cost you the price of a can of carb cleaner from halfords.
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:17 pm
by turkpolo
Ok i will sort these out as soon as possible otherwise im gonna smash it up
lol
cheers for the reply's and all of you are very helpfull
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:21 pm
by turkpolo
Guys the acceleration has gone much much better and it revs alot more easy. This happened after i fitted the bmc induction kit replacing the crap pipercross foam kit. The pipercross filter was breathing alot of hot air into the engine. Just amazed how it improved, if your looking to upgrade just get a bmc those who havent!!
cheers
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 6:15 pm
by Mouse_GTI
Hot air is the killer. Keep an eye on your cold air feed regularly for any holes
Re: Slow acceleration
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 1:16 am
by turkpolo
cheers mate will watch out for that
