I was driving behind a 2.0 TDi Golf and a MK5 GTi Golf today. We all wee in for a bit of fun. As the road cleared we accelerated but my octavia did not do so cleanly. It jerked twice while i was in 2nd gear but was clean when I was in 3rd.

I have noticed this before but not as violent as this. I would like to check this out before going to the main dealer just in case its something easy to fix.

Any thoughts on what this could be?

I was driving behind a 2.0 TDi Golf and a MK5 GTi Golf today. We all wee in for a bit of fun. As the road cleared we accelerated but my octavia did not do so cleanly. It jerked twice while i was in 2nd gear but was clean when I was in 3rd.

I have noticed this before but not as violent as this. I would like to check this out before going to the main dealer just in case its something easy to fix.

Any thoughts on what this could be?

Tow rope snatching

Plugs fouling - have you (had you) been doing a lot of slowish driving previously ?

Apart from above - dunno :confused:

Split hose? Dodgy MAF? Oxygen sensor?

Tow rope snatching

Hey, you know me - always sensible :eek:

Coil packs - seems to be a petrol Octavia 'thing' ?

Hey, you know me - always sensible :eek:

Coil packs - seems to be a petrol Octavia 'thing' ?

Good point - depending on how old the car is - the post-2004 ones are better IIRC

IIRC

May I refer you to this post, again

http://www.briskoda.net/forums/off-topic-chit-chat/briskoda-demystified-not-easily-offended/87910/

Seriously, Braff, hope you get it sorted

i remeber reading a thread on here. Someone had been following a scooby, the scooby had floored it and left a black soot in its wake, this got into the octys MAF and caused it to jerk / slow down.

Could it have been due to the dirty derv in front?

Mine used to do this in second.I cleaned throttle body and has been perfect ever since.

It could be a whole manner of things, many of which have been suggested.

Idealy a fault code scan would be the first move to see if anything has been reported.

Thanks for the advice. I cleaned the maf recently and changed the air filter as well so I suppose the next thing to check would be the boost hoses.

Apart from the hoses before and after the intercooler, are they any other hoses I should check?

All of the ones linked to the back of the air filter I'd say

Cleaning the MAF is never really that successful and if you think that may be the cause then you should buy a genuine new one.

Have you tried to clean the throttle body yet? it is very cheap and easy to do and could well save you a lot of money.http://www.briskoda.net/forums/octavia/how-clean-throttle-body/78898/?highlight=cleaning+throttle+body

Mine was black before cleaning.