Ive noticed recently when I start the car from cold usually when its a bit damp outside it often likes to stall when you are manoeuvring slowly

An example being when driving out of my driveway and moving forward slowly before dipping the clutch to check its clear to pull out, the engine will seem to hunt between about 600 and 1200rpm and then cut out without any throttle applied. The only way around it is to hold the throttle steady at say 2000rpm and just lift the clutch gently until the car is moving. After giving it a good run through 1st and 2nd its fine again and will respond normally.

I know it doesn't sound a big problem but its annoying and makes you look like an idiot when you stall it pulling out of car park spaces 

 

I have cleaned the throttle body and map sensor and the car runs otherwise perfectly nice and smooth

Anyone have any suggestions?

Does yours have an EGR valve?

Nope, luckily it is the newer version without 

Coolant temp sensor?

Any fault codes?

17 minutes ago, TMB said:

Coolant temp sensor?

Any fault codes?

No fault codes from the OBD reader

 

I dont think it would be the CT sensor as it works fine as soon as you give it a good drive through 1st and 2nd gear.

Would have thought coolant temp would be a steady thing which would cause the issue to get better slowly

Check if the PCV valve is sucking from the little vent on the side of the round bit. It shouldn't be.

Will check that in a bit, got to add no reverse lights to the list of jobs as of last night so its all going well

 

I had this with one car; the issue was that the throttle cable was too tight, which is at least an easy and cheap investigate (and probably fix).

8 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

I had this with one car; the issue was that the throttle cable was too tight, which is at least an easy and cheap investigate (and probably fix).

 

Except modern cars don't have throttle cables Ken, they're all fly-by-wire.

 

I suspect an air leak, possibly through the vacuum pipework.

18 minutes ago, sepulchrave said:

 

Except modern cars don't have throttle cables Ken, they're all fly-by-wire.

 

I suspect an air leak, possibly through the vacuum pipework.

Well, my 110 doesn't, but a 90 the same age does.

 

If it's drive by wire then yes an air leak would have the same effect.

Cant feel any suction from the pcv so I'm guessing there's no problem there

I was also investigating my reverse light problem this morning which turned out to be the switch on the gearbox so that was an easy swap.

Whilst i was under the car however there's a slight oil leak from the O/S diff seal so there's something else to add to the list of stuff. It's never ending lol

 

50 minutes ago, KenONeill said:

Well, my 110 doesn't, but a 90 the same age does.

 

Which Fabia engine is that then?

 

Being post y2k and Euro 4 emissions compliant I thought all Fabias were drive by wire.

They are all fly by wire none are cable

I think he means the octavia being a 90 or 110 as fabias are 100 for the TDIs