A little lag

[wayz]

Hey guys,

Just curious as to why there is a little lag developing in the revs when 2nd and 3rd gear get to (or nearing) the 3000rpm range..
It loses a bit of power but then adjusts itself to get going again... doesnt make it as nice a drive when you lose those few seconds of power

Is it a compression issue?
Injectors need cleaning?
Something worse? But its only just starting to happen and i thought i might try and nip it in the bud before its gets any worse

Thanks in advanced,

wayz

[vwthunder]

Maybe cause it is a 1.8

No I dont know, have you changed the plugs and cleaned the air filter, that seemed to make a difference on my car

[DaveMack]

Maybe cause it is a 1.8

No I dont know, have you changed the plugs and cleaned the air filter, that seemed to make a difference on my car

It's not because it's a 1.8T ... trust me. Mine has no lag whatsoever ... once it hits 'spool-up' (about 1800rpm) ... the grin just gets wider.

Dave

[KI11Z]

dave, its not a 1.8t?! this is a mk3 with no "t" . . . . OR IS IT!!

Im no help though sorry

[DaveMack]

dave, its not a 1.8t?! this is a mk3 with no "t" . . . . OR IS IT!!

Im no help though sorry

No ... you're probably right, Alex ... my bad.

Dave

[wayz]

NO you're all right...

not a 1.8T unfortunately, but a VW nontheless

So no thoughts anyone?

[BlackVr6ix]

I think your starting point should be getting the car scanned to see if anything errors/faults have been logged.

[DubSteve]

Have you serviced your car as of late? Maybe its time for a service, you will be surprised what a set of plugs and leads would do to your car!

[vwthunder]

I did a coolant flush and a new radiator hose

It made a big difference, car runs nicer, probably due to running cooler

[wayz]

Funniest thing happened... drove through a puddle - car sh*#'s itself.. dries itself up.. and now i dont have that lag problem?...

Go figure eh