Hi guys

 

So basically I have a 2003 fabia 1.9 sdi.

 

I dont have any warning lights on at the minute and the only other problem I have is the engine making a 'swip swip swip' noise as it turns over (tensioner or belt noise maybe?) which only started after a long drive to cornwall.

 

 

The main problem I have is when I come to a stop, the engine judders like it's dropped a cylinder and it's running like 'jud jud jud jud jud jud jud jud' until I come to a complete stop, which it then picks up again and runs like a normal SDI.

 

While driving it will run like a normal SDI. It's literally just when coming to a stop.

 

Also, when I turn the car off it usually judders quite bad as it dies. Not sure if this is a clue or not. It also seems a little worse on fuel these days.

 

It seems to be getting worse (the juddering when coming to a stop thing) :(

 

Any help is much appreciated.

Could be a shagged gearbox mount allowing excess movement in the engine on shutdown, but hen you say coming to a stop do you mean for lights, road endings etc? 

 

Niall 

Yes - but earlier, i dipped the clutch to coast into my works car park and the engine fell into idle as normal but then juddered like it has been until i came to a complete stop. so it's not entirely frontal inertia thats making it judder, its almost like slowing down is starving it of fuel or something?

 

i have heard a lot about the v175 throttle body looking things going wrong on the sdi, but as i dont have a engine light on, im wondering if this is it?

sounds like dual mass fywheel dying will cause missfire like symptoms

sounds like dual mass fywheel dying will cause missfire like symptoms

Okay - any other signs this is failing? Its perfect on driving. Also is that likely to be the 'swit swit swit swit swit' engine noise I can hear?

 

also - a few previous posts suggest the sdi is not a DMF?

Edited 14 August, 201312 yr by shanegrohl

sounds like dual mass fywheel dying will cause missfire like symptoms

Hasn't got one. SMF on these.

More info: My temperature needle sits at 1/4 all the time unless I'm in traffic when it sits 1/2 way like most other cars. Is this a dodgy stat and sender? Could this cause the rough running when stopping?

 

 

Cheers pal - also love the signature and display pic. I have Darth tattooed on my arm (along with C3P0, Yoda, Boba Fett and more soon)

 

 

So anyone have any idea of this? It's like when I come to a stop the engine picks up but can still be a bit rough then I give it a quick blast on the throttle and its mostly okay again.

 

Its gotten a bit worse since I put biodiesel in - is this a fueling problem? And the car braking is stopping fuel some how?

Edited 15 August, 201312 yr by shanegrohl

Engine and gearbox mounts sound like likely culprits

to me. Fuel shouldn't be a problem, the SDI isn't the fussiest

when it comes to fuel and will run on veg oil if it has the Bosch

fuel pump.

Although, if I were using alternative fuels, (I never did on mine)  

then I'd run a tank full of V power diesel or similar through

every once in a while just to help keep the fuel system clean.  

Engine and gearbox mounts sound like likely culprits

to me. Fuel shouldn't be a problem, the SDI isn't the fussiest

when it comes to fuel and will run on veg oil if it has the Bosch

fuel pump.

Although, if I were using alternative fuels, (I never did on mine)  

then I'd run a tank full of V power diesel or similar through

every once in a while just to help keep the fuel system clean.  

I didnt know mounts could cause this kind of rough running! I'll give it a quick tug and see whats loose when I get to it again