I thought diesel's were supposed to be hard to stall?
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Just got this Skoda Octavia TDI as a courtesy car... held up most of Bristol on the drive back from the garage due to regular stalling! Sorry about that! Very embarassing, did it 3 or 4 times, even after I thought I had got the revs right.
Seems like the engine power drops off a cliff below 1000rpm or so. You need to keep those revs high and feather the throttle as you lift the clutch. Not condusive to smooth getaways.
Never thought my feeble 1.6 petrol would be more flexible around town than a 1.9 turbodiesel. My gf's old '96 non-turbo Ibiza diesel is pretty much unstallable.
Seems like the engine power drops off a cliff below 1000rpm or so. You need to keep those revs high and feather the throttle as you lift the clutch. Not condusive to smooth getaways.
Never thought my feeble 1.6 petrol would be more flexible around town than a 1.9 turbodiesel. My gf's old '96 non-turbo Ibiza diesel is pretty much unstallable.
Edited by sosidge on Wednesday 17th June 09:59
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