[BiturboS4] more hesitation... after a cold start..

Ti Kan ti at amb.org
Sat May 31 00:36:35 EDT 2003


Nicholas Mistry writes:
> The hesitataion is only during the first 10 mins of driving, and happens
> under leisurly and exremely slow acceleration.   If i try to accelerate
> vigorously (which i know is bad since the oil is not sufficiently warmed
> up), the car bucks as it looses all power.
>
> The problem has become fairly repeatable since i have moved to texas.  In
> boston it was once or twice a month.  Now its every morning.

Did the car register any DTCs when probed with VAG-COM?  That would be
my first place to look before stabbing in the dark.

-Ti
2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
1984 5000S turbo
1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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