Hello boys and girls, bit of advice with my fabia needed.

Had it serviced and MOT`d last month, all dandy. However, during recent cold weather, i`v noticed when starting it for the first time each day, it seems to "chug" Nothing major, just first second or two. It then run`s fine, but just sounds like a 1990`s transit for few minutes. Run`s drives and sounds fine after the first start of the day. It`s not smoking more then i remember it ever before, although it does puff a cloud when it first starts, but again, i`m sure it always has. I think it just isnt a fan of the cold, and after 138000 miles, i dont blame her lol, but thought i`d check and see if there is anything i could be needing to replace shortly.

Thanks

Matt

Think it's just the cold weather

Normal assuming it's a diesel. Nothing to worry about.

Yeh mine chugs for the first 5-10 seconds, then just goes into a noisy idle! When shes warmed up everything is fine though. Joys of diesel - Im used to the sound now - when i drive a petrol car, I wonder if the engine is actually running!!

Don't complain!

Have you heard a 1.4Tdi on a cold start?

check your oil level's,

mine was doing this until i checked my oil which was below minimum.

Assuming all levels are fine as above..

Then it's normal, Diesels are really awful sounding in cold/sub zero weathers, Petrols get worse but never as bad, The diesels high compression rates are to blame & the diesel oil being much thicker during the cold snaps ......

Ear muffs will help

Dean

yh diesles sound like tractors in cold weather until they heat up nothing to worry about as long as fluids are ok!