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Hi all. With the weather getting colder, my Picasso always takes longer to start from cold. But yesterday it nearly cut out after just starting it while I was trying to reverse out of my space at home. It seemed like the revs dipped very low about 3 times, put the clutch pedal down and it did keep running and the idle settled to normal. When I pulled out of the car park it seemed very sluggish in first for a few seconds, its not normally that laggy though I know its certainly no ball of fire either! Its had a new MAF and air filter in the last 2-3 months. I wondered if its because of the cold or just being typically french! It was driven the day before but only for a short distance, thought this might have made things worse too.

id try the old Italian tune up Method,
throw something in the tank,Millers or redex etc.

Are these additives actually worth it though? Lot of negative comments on the net about Millers and Redex, found a Which article which tested a dozen of them with no noticeable difference, recommended a 50mile drive to clear the cobwebs instead.

If it starts ok, but hesitates for the first half minute, could be a glowplug problem.

Ifind the Snake oils,work, iwouidnt use them longterm tho lowers the M.p.g abit ithinks,
but if ive got a car that's running abit ropey I fire it in, or just before M.o.t time.
Anything that increases the cetane rating will have a benefit
ithink most diesels need a good clear-out now and then,