tonis
05-11-2008, 04:23 PM
Before anyone accuses me of not doing my research before posting, yes, this is my first post and yes, I have done some reading before posting, but only found one old thread about this topic (http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=10217&highlight=S3+esp+light+power+loss+prob). As it is archived, I could not post there so here is the description of my problem.
I have a European (LH drive) Audi A3 1.9 TDI 2001. Everything has been fine in the last 7 years, but last week it began to lose power when going at low revs, only when engine is cold (below 60 deg C), and surprisingly the ESP light came on. I stop the car, switch off and on again, and I can carry on for a while until it happens again. Once the engine is hot, it runs perfectly OK again.
I have tried switching the ESP off, but it seems not to have an effect.
When it happens, the car feels like when actually the ESP comes on, on a tight bend, before you lose traction, it cuts the fuel injection. The feeling is very similar.
I think it may be the old AMF, as it is usually the culprit, but my symptoms are not quite the same as everybody else's. They usually suffer from loss of power at high revs, on motorways, and for long periods. Not me.
If you need more details just ask!
Thank you
I have a European (LH drive) Audi A3 1.9 TDI 2001. Everything has been fine in the last 7 years, but last week it began to lose power when going at low revs, only when engine is cold (below 60 deg C), and surprisingly the ESP light came on. I stop the car, switch off and on again, and I can carry on for a while until it happens again. Once the engine is hot, it runs perfectly OK again.
I have tried switching the ESP off, but it seems not to have an effect.
When it happens, the car feels like when actually the ESP comes on, on a tight bend, before you lose traction, it cuts the fuel injection. The feeling is very similar.
I think it may be the old AMF, as it is usually the culprit, but my symptoms are not quite the same as everybody else's. They usually suffer from loss of power at high revs, on motorways, and for long periods. Not me.
If you need more details just ask!
Thank you