Has anyone had any problems with their 2.0 TDI in all this wet weather? My Yeti has been feeling decidedly underpowered since the rain started yesterday. I had old petrol Fords that would cut out if it got too wet, but my TDI Octy never showed any hesitancy at all. It probably hasn't helped that my route now includes several flooded sections of road (4-6") and although I've gone through slowly, idiots travelling in the opposite direction have poughed through at speed. Two big 4x4s pushed plenty of water over the bonnet, and a bus had water go over the roof I'm grateful for the auto wipers as I lost all visibility for a few seconds each time.

There doesn't appear to be any water in the air intake, though it had gone through the lower escape route as shown by a trail of grit. No warning lights on dash so not sure where to check next - any ideas?

Best check in the Airbox now and see if you have a totally dry Airfilter.

Just to be on the safe side.

george

Sorry can't comment on your issue other then some drivers are bang out of order and show no consideration to others.

Its like '' look at me in my big 4x4 ploughing through the water''

Best check in the Airbox now and see if you have a totally dry Airfilter.

Just to be on the safe side.

george

Just checked it and it's clean and dry, with no sign of any mucky water around that area.

Try rockhopper, he had some problem some while back.

TP

Martin,

No problem with mine and I've been paddling quite a lot the last couple of days. Rockhopper certainly had problems when he flooded his, but I think they were sorted out by removing a couple of fault codes that it had caused. The one place it could affect would be any sensor connections around the engine.

And agreed about the idiot big 4x4 drivers. The answer is to position yourself so that they can't drive in whilst your coming at them!

In my case the bus wouldn't have been able to stop - doing 30+mph downhill - and came on even though I was straddling the centre line. Most other people have just waited in turn to drive through the shallower centre section, but obviously some don't think they need to wait.

Looks like the rain should ease off here sometime tomorrow, so I'll see how it goes. I'll ask on the Yorkshire meet thread (this Saturday) if anyone will be bringing VCDS to see if there are any fault codes.

Yes I went through some water which came over my bonnet and the car went into limp home mode. There was a spanner where the gear indicator was.

The RAC found some fault codes, the cleared them. They have not come back sine January.

In the DSG limp home mode means 1st gear. Nothing else. No reverse, or any other gears.

Means when off road forwards is the only way. :lol:

If there had been any warning on the dash it would have been understandable, but there wasn't - very odd. I came out of one of the flooded sections, that by then was only a couple of inches deep in the centre of the road, and it sputtered and took a couple of seconds for the revs to change after putting my foot down a bit more - had only gone through slowly in second.

I normally get 44mpg or so on the maxidot for the school and work runs but only got 38-40 those three days and I was driving slower than usual. It was fine from Wednesday evening and I even got a maxidot reading of 53.3 for the trip back from Garforth last night.

Seems odd as it never missed a beat in the torrential rain in the summer. There was more flooding this time, but less standing water, and not as heavy rain, so I don't think it's allergic to damp air!

I'll see what happens the next time!

Remember that you can be driving in rain and on wet roads and the car is still maybe doing 60mph and the Exhaust, lambda sensors, MAF's etc are reading and Catalytic Converter, DPF brakes etc can be at almost Normal running temperatures.

Then you wade through Standing Water and the Temperatures can reduce greatly.

Always take care or think before dunking hot car parts in cool water.

That includes on a nice hot summers day, out for a blast then going to cross a Ford etc.

george

In my case the bus wouldn't have been able to stop - doing 30+mph downhill

Whatever happened to the principle I was taught when learning to drive, that if there is an obstruction in the roadway then out of politeness vehicles travelling downhill should cede passage to vehicles coming uphill? In any case, going through 4-6" of standing water at 30+mph would put the bus at great risk of aquaplaning and loss of control, I'd have thought. I'd have considered reporting the incident to the bus company.

It wasn't a First bus, by any chance, was it?

Two big 4x4s pushed plenty of water over the bonnet, and a bus had water go over the roof

Any driver who passes through a 4-6" deep flood fast enough to throw water over the bonnet of a passing vehicle would, I would have thought, be open to a charge of careless or inconsiderate driving at the very least, if not driving without due care and attention: "A person is to be regarded as driving without due care and attention if (and only if) the way he drives falls below what would be expected of a competent and careful driver" [my emphasis].

Edited 28 September, 201213 yr by ejstubbs

Anyone driving through deep water can be causing damage to other peoples property.

Cars at the roadside, Gardens, Houses.

The car that is struggling through deep water and may get stuck, is no better or worse than a 4X4 that is waterproofed and able to wade through water and might be on a mission,

tow out car drivers that are or getting stuck, help householders, livestock etc etc.

(or just on a jolly.)

Some do not know the correct speed to drive and create a Bow Wave to protect even a 4X4 that can wade.

They can get it well wrong.

Meeting another vehicle as they are doing it, probably messes that idea and practice up anyway.

A car driver passing through deep puddles may well be 'Careless & inconsiderate' to pedestrians & cyclists.

Glass Houses & throwing stones comes to mind.

Competent drivers should maybe park up and get home some other way.

Or are they the competent, and everyone else is just a PITA?

george

I know exactly how u feel..! For some time now something just hasnt been right and Ive been experiencing loss of power in my Skoda Yeti. I have also picked up on the fact that this happens more in wet conditions. Particularly if it has rained overnight and I use the car the following day it gets really frustrating. I continually get the 'gear change' notification on the dash tellin me to go down a gear. To make things worse, i live on a hill and sometimes by the time I get to the top Im in 1st gear WILLING the car to get me home, like there's no guts in it at all.

Even more frustrating that when I contacted Skoda regarding this problem they said it would be at least a week before they could even consider looking at it for me :/

I am trying to use the car as little as possible at the moment as I dont know how serious a problem this is. Even though Skoda have advised me to use my break down cover or roadside assistance I do not fancy coming into serious problems with my children in the car if there is a real problem. How concerned should I be???

Sorry you're having power loss issues - sounds worse than I had as it only ever happened in the (very) wet, and then only for those few days...

...until yesterday! Same stretch of road and just a brief feeling of hesitancy (for around a half mile) on the way home from work. Fortunately the flooding was limited to the road edges this time. It may just be a symptom of the engine not being fully warmed up, as later on last night I drove down the A1 in torrential rain with lots of spray and it ran as smooth* as anything - got over 49mpg on the maxidot for the ten mile run.

*Very pleased with my winter wheels - superb grip and not a hint of drifting even with all the surface water.