Car needs loads of gas to get moving

[mrfmlyhm]

hello

I have a 1.2 Ibiza that seems to need a ton of gas to get moving. It has a tendancy to judder on moving off. If not enough gas is applied it stalls so im thinking slipping clutch?

Could it be anything else? thoughts? thank you

 

[AvoK95]

To test your clutch:
- Handbrake on
- Car in 4th gear
- Slowly take foot off clutch.

If it stays on it's a dead clutch

Listen for vacuum leaks:
- Open hood
- Turn car off and listen to engine bay

You should not hear any hissing. If you do do the following:
- Get a vape/cigar or some source of smoke.
- Take a vacuum line off (Preferably from somewhere you're hearing the noise from)
- Blow the smoke into the line and check where it's coming out from.

Also check for head-gasket failure, your oil shouldn't look like mayo.

Fuel pump might be dying on you as well. Usually on VW MK3 and MK4 platforms the pump fails around 125 130k miles. To check the pump you need multi-meter set to ohms.

You set pin 1 and 4 (First and last) on the pump pins (not the wires)
-0 resistance = Bad fuel pump
- 1-3 ohms = Good fuel pump
- High resistance = Bad fuel pump

*The pump is below the rear seat under a cover with 3 screws


Let's see what's wrong with it. Keep me updated