The other day I was driving to work, i had been on the move for approximately 35minutes on B roads , I was on a balanced throttle at approximately 45mph in 5th gear, the road was level and the engine was clearly not being taxed, then all of a sudden the engine spluttered as if it were about to stall, but then it regained its normal noise and smoothness, as stated in the topic heading ...it was but momentary..

 

I would have let it go, but on the way home the same thing happened in exactly the same driving conditions.  No warning lights illuminated and no fault notifications on dash.

 

Vehicle MK 3 Scout 2.0TDI manual, with approx 4700miles on the clock.  Fuel tank was half full.

 

Any suggestions as to the cause?

 

 

For those interested in fuel economy.......It returned a genuine 47.13mpg over the first 100hrs of driving (based on tank to tank refill calculations).  The onboard computer recorded 51.0mpg for the same period, so an error of just shy of 10%

How long has it had the Shark Remap?

 

EDIT. DOH sorry,

was that on the car before this one.

Edited 28 May, 201511 yr by goneoffSKi

Had the same issue with my 12 plate 2.0TDi but only when going at about 50MPH in 6th gear if i was going up a slight incline. It would stutter slightly until i took my foot of the accelerator. Never got to the bottom of what caused it.

Theres another thread on here with many people reporting the same problem that under light load there is an engine hesitation.

Many discussed with their dealer but no-one has got a good solution or clear answer about the cause of the problem.

 

I believe it is just an engine calibration issue, so minor & nothing to worry about.

When I asked at the last service for a the latest engine calibration they told me I already had the latest one for my car.

I will ask again in4 months..

Thanks for the reassurance GABBO.