90 hdi stalls on light throttle when cold
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:00 pm
Hi - not sure if anyone can help me with this.
I have just bought a 2001 90 hdi saloon and it ids great apart from cold starting. It starts on first ket turn quite reliably but then starts to get lumpy (almost like a petrol with too much choke). It then almost cuts out (or stalls if changing gear) and rights itself.
This happens 2 or 3 times and then the fault dissappears.
Once it has started to warm up it is fine - have done 5000 miles at approx 45 mpg and uses virtually no oil.
If it helps, the problem is worse when the weather is cold (nightmare when there has been a frost).
Nobody seems to have heard of the fault although a local mechanic did change the fuel filter as a precaution- any help would be appreciated.
I have just bought a 2001 90 hdi saloon and it ids great apart from cold starting. It starts on first ket turn quite reliably but then starts to get lumpy (almost like a petrol with too much choke). It then almost cuts out (or stalls if changing gear) and rights itself.
This happens 2 or 3 times and then the fault dissappears.
Once it has started to warm up it is fine - have done 5000 miles at approx 45 mpg and uses virtually no oil.
If it helps, the problem is worse when the weather is cold (nightmare when there has been a frost).
Nobody seems to have heard of the fault although a local mechanic did change the fuel filter as a precaution- any help would be appreciated.