Chuggy in 1st and 2nd?

[bananamana]

Hi guys, I find the car can be chuggy in these low gears at low speeds. It was similar to my rover 414. Just wondering is this is normal?

Also, if going like 70 and letting the throttle off there is a strange sound, its difficult to distinguish between exhaust or gears. Not sure if its related...

[jondude]

The chugginess can be the normal reactions to fuel injection, made worse if you are using a 'squirting' accelerator foot. If you are trickling along in slow traffic with a fuel injected motor and you keep letting you foot off the accelerator, then back on, you will confuse the injectors and computers into thinking you are making a quick(ish) getaway...so they inject more fuel/more revs to get ready.

You then back off quickly and the surprise cannot be catered for. Cue pogo stick driving.

This cannot be cured, just helped by trying to judge the gaps so you can keep a soft and smooth foot on the accelerator and keep rolling. It will still spit and rock - but this kind of fits the image of a sportscar saying ' come on, get me outta here and onto some real roads '

You should only get this in heavy traffic, though - not as you pull away from lights or normally onto clear roads.

[bananamana]

thats exactly what happens, thank you