Hi, Recently bought a used 2008 1.4 (100bhp) ibiza sport about 3 weeks ago and am loving this little car! (Do miss the diesel torque of my old Kia, but the handling on this thing is just astonishing on the B-Roads I use!)
One thing I've noticed is that about twice on every journey (e.g. 10 miles to or from work), on acceleration, and usually going up a hill accelerating from a slow speed, the engine will often 'hesitate'- it's not massively pronounced, but the sensation is like you've lifted the throttle for a second if that makes sense?
Not sure where to look- i've plugged in my OBD2 adapter and torque finds no fault codes, have filled it up with 98RON and taken it on a long Motorway drive, but it's still doing the same thing 500 miles later (from when I took ownership).
Not sure what to investigate next? It was serviced by the garage before I bought it, but I've just bought a new air filter, just waiting on delivery, which I'll try next, but not sure where to go after that? I've read that a fairly common issue with VAG cars are the ignition coils needing replacement, but this doesn't explain really why it's only once or twice a journey it does it?
Would it be worth unplugging the battery to reset the ECU, or do you think this would have absolutely no effect?
Any suggestions would be greatly apprectiated!!
Many Thanks,
Joe
One thing I've noticed is that about twice on every journey (e.g. 10 miles to or from work), on acceleration, and usually going up a hill accelerating from a slow speed, the engine will often 'hesitate'- it's not massively pronounced, but the sensation is like you've lifted the throttle for a second if that makes sense?
Not sure where to look- i've plugged in my OBD2 adapter and torque finds no fault codes, have filled it up with 98RON and taken it on a long Motorway drive, but it's still doing the same thing 500 miles later (from when I took ownership).
Not sure what to investigate next? It was serviced by the garage before I bought it, but I've just bought a new air filter, just waiting on delivery, which I'll try next, but not sure where to go after that? I've read that a fairly common issue with VAG cars are the ignition coils needing replacement, but this doesn't explain really why it's only once or twice a journey it does it?
Would it be worth unplugging the battery to reset the ECU, or do you think this would have absolutely no effect?
Any suggestions would be greatly apprectiated!!
Many Thanks,
Joe