I have just picked up a 2.0 TDI 184 FR (2017) that's done 72K. It drives great but I don't know if there is 2nd gear stalling fault with it, or if this the way these diesels work.
Issue
When approaching a junction or speed hump in second gear the car will stall if I try and pull away in second. It will stay stalled until I dip the clutch and select 1st gear. Then the engine will auto start again.
I have not driven a manual diesel since the 90s, so I do not know if this is a fault, or if this the way they are now (possibly to help keep emissions down?) Maybe it just needs getting used to?
Detail
1. Drive up to a junction in second (either from second or dropping down from third)
2. As you approach the junction brake, and also dip the clutch ready to anticpate a stop
3. Look right and see there is no traffic so engage the clutch and pull away
4. If the revs have dropped below 1000 (even just ~950) then the car will stall
5. Dip the clutch and put it into first. The engine starts up again
Other Possible Evidence
To me the bite point seems low. A petrol manual toyota I have is more mid pointed, and other petrol manuals I have driven in the past 10 years do not seem this low.
So what's going on here?
Issue
When approaching a junction or speed hump in second gear the car will stall if I try and pull away in second. It will stay stalled until I dip the clutch and select 1st gear. Then the engine will auto start again.
I have not driven a manual diesel since the 90s, so I do not know if this is a fault, or if this the way they are now (possibly to help keep emissions down?) Maybe it just needs getting used to?
Detail
1. Drive up to a junction in second (either from second or dropping down from third)
2. As you approach the junction brake, and also dip the clutch ready to anticpate a stop
3. Look right and see there is no traffic so engage the clutch and pull away
4. If the revs have dropped below 1000 (even just ~950) then the car will stall
5. Dip the clutch and put it into first. The engine starts up again
Other Possible Evidence
To me the bite point seems low. A petrol manual toyota I have is more mid pointed, and other petrol manuals I have driven in the past 10 years do not seem this low.
So what's going on here?