2005 Gal 150bhp Slight Missfire Which Vag-com?

[Ginettamad]

My Old 110 Tdi is running great but up for sale as the new 2005 TDi150 Gal is its replacement.

I have an old version (not sure which) of VAG-com which works for checking the MK1 but will this still be ok for checking for faults with the 2005 Gal.

The new Gal has a 3 month warranty but the dealers is a long way off and since buying it I have a slight judder or miss fire mainly felt when cold to check out.

I know if I drive 2 hours to the dealer it wont show itself so wanted to check it out before ringing them.

If I set off from cold put on the cruise at a set lowish speed say 40mph then the car misses and hunts a bit and aint 100% smooth?

Is this normal with the PD engine or is it a fault? Seems ok when warm?

Its not too bad but thought I'd investigate before the waranty runs out.

Also its now done 42k miles from new so I presume a cambelt will be needed too after my warranty runs out?

Cheers

Harvey

[Mirez]

My Old 110 Tdi is running great but up for sale as the new 2005 TDi150 Gal is its replacement.

I have an old version (not sure which) of VAG-com which works for checking the MK1 but will this still be ok for checking for faults with the 2005 Gal.

The new Gal has a 3 month warranty but the dealers is a long way off and since buying it I have a slight judder or miss fire mainly felt when cold to check out.

I know if I drive 2 hours to the dealer it wont show itself so wanted to check it out before ringing them.

If I set off from cold put on the cruise at a set lowish speed say 40mph then the car misses and hunts a bit and aint 100% smooth?

Is this normal with the PD engine or is it a fault? Seems ok when warm?

Its not too bad but thought I'd investigate before the waranty runs out.

Also its now done 42k miles from new so I presume a cambelt will be needed too after my warranty runs out?

Cheers

Harvey

 

Your old version of vagcom should be fine for connecting to the newer gal as its still K line communications and not hex.

 

The judder isn't normal but it may or may not show on vag-com

 

The cambelt is 60K on 03> TDI's

[gregers]

dont forget iirc you have 28 days to get the supplying dealer to sort out all faults you find,so if you feel this judder is not normal i would have a word with them.

and mirez is correct about the cam belt.

[Ginettamad]

Thanks I will see what the dealer can do and I hope I can get it looked at locally under their warranty.

I tried several 130 TDIs and even late 2L 140 engined cars but they didnt feel much better than my old 110 with the weight of a Gal but the 150 feels much more powerful so worth looking for. They also give better fuel consumption on paper anyway!

The New MK3 Gal has less internal space as the seats are fixed in and is half a ton heavier so that felt even slower than my old 110 even though Ford claim a faster 0-60 time for the 2L 140 engine!

 

 

H

[DaveJH]

To understand your report - do you mean that with a cold engine 150bhp TDI engine you put it on cruise control at 40mph in 6th gear and then experience judder etc - or are you in a different gear? It would help to know the rpm when you experience the juddwer/hunting.

 

Regards

 

DaveJH

[Ginettamad]

No in any gear it misses when cold but at 40 it would be 4th or 5th gear. Its just easier to feel if revs kept constant. It also sounds like when the blip judders the turbo spins up and then settles back down as I can hear it with the windows down.

H

 

To understand your report - do you mean that with a cold engine 150bhp TDI engine you put it on cruise control at 40mph in 6th gear and then experience judder etc - or are you in a different gear? It would help to know the rpm when you experience the juddwer/hunting.

 

Regards

 

DaveJH

[DaveJH]

No in any gear it misses when cold but at 40 it would be 4th or 5th gear. Its just easier to feel if revs kept constant. It also sounds like when the blip judders the turbo spins up and then settles back down as I can hear it with the windows down.

H

 

Sounds like you have a snag. Since my previous mail I have checked my own 2005 150 bhp @ 30 mph in 6th on cruise when cold and it was OK with constant low revs, and a second 2005 150 bhp vehicle at 28 in 6th on cruise when cold which not suprisingly was a little unhappy but not the problems you describe, and OK over 30.

 

Good luck with the dealership route

 

DaveJH

[Ginettamad]

Had it all tested at a VW specialist and guess what they found. Nothing! so I'll just have to live with it being lumpy when cold until something shows itself? VAG Clear?

No chance of a warranty claim now sadly.

Edited June 1, 2010 by Ginettamad