PD160 Strange Boost

[ATP]

i've noticed that in 2nd gear my car will pull from 2-3,000 RPM very rapidly - needle almost jumps... it was also doing the same between 2,800 and 3,000 in 6th on the motorway

is this some kind of overboost kicking in, or have i got a problem somewhere?

 

[matty1977]

Gods know mate but i would love my car to do it

 

[ATP]

i've only had the car 2 weeks and only just starting to play with it... so not sure if it's normal or not

 

[matty1977]

It could be a sort of remap the car as have i heard with some remaps it is when you put your foot to the floor that you feel the difference, where as with lots of them its all the way though the power and gears. Has it been Remapped do you know. A mate of mine had a reamp and when he give it some (meaning to the floor) the car went crazy. but only when you put your foot to the floor.

 

[ATP]

i've only had it 2 weeks... no idea if it's been remapped

 

[matty1977]

Sounds abit to me mate were did you get it from.

 

[ATP]

bought from a VW dealer... it's under warranty so i've got no problem with taking it back... just wanted to make sure it wasn't me....

 

[matty1977]

Let us know what they say if you take it back ,mine doesn't do that if that helps mate

 

[volvic]

as long as the speed rises with it, i personally would not worry...

EDIT: if the speed does not... you have a problem

 

[ATP]

oh it still accelerates smoothly, wondering if it's just a sensor for the counter

 

[matty1977]

How fast does yours go mate.

 

[ATP]

top end?

strange it's been fine this evening

 

[volvic]

oh it still accelerates smoothly, wondering if it's just a sensor for the counter

as you say it jumps from 2 to 3k, and the speed rises smoothly, i'm guessing its a sensor fault. i'd go back to the dealer to get it fixed

 

[ATP]

it seemed fine last night and this morning... think i'll just keep an eye on it and get the dealer to check at the first service

 

[warren_cox]

when I had this issue last christmas it turned out to be clutch slip. New clutch and DMF resolved the issue.

At 3,700rpm in 5th if I booted it the revs would fly to 5,000rpm and although I'd keep moving forward it took a while for the clutch to settle and the car to continue accelerating. Colder it got, worse it got.

 

[ATP]

i'll definately keep on eye on it then, everything is under warranty

 

[muddyboots]

I did wonder whether it could be clutch slip - but this doesn't normally happen in second gear, it's usually only the higher gears.