jamesthecat

Hi All My Octavia has this intermittent problem. When first started sometimes the engine revs at idle keep dropping to about 800 rpm, then the engine revs itself back up to normal idle speed, revs drop again, rev up again, etc etc. This hiccuping happens for around 5 minutes then it sorts itself out. It's been doing it for a while, but happens very rarely and with no particular common factors other than generally occurs first thing in the morning. I've heard this type of behavior referred to as 'hunting' in old diesels? Any ideas what could be causing it? Cheers, James.

Hi there. My name's James, and I have a 2001 Octavia Elegance Estate 1.9 TDi, which I use to cart my mountain bike around in, as well as many (highly economical) business miles. Got many miles for its age, so no doubt I'll be picking the Briskoda collective brain for help with its various grumbles. (and if anyone is in the Basingstoke area, and requires a good independent mechanic - I recommend you give Jim at SJB Autotech a shout. Good chap.) Cheers all, J.