Mk4 tdi acceleration problem?

[valley rower]

Hi,

I was driving home from holiday yesterday and after sitting in traffic for a while I had a problem picking up speed. I accelerated through the gears and when i went from second to third it would get to about 2000 to 2500 rpm and then there would be no drive to the wheels even though the engine would still rev, it was almost as if something was slipping.
I eventually cured the problem by turning the engine off and restarting.
This is a bit of a worry as I don't want a lack of speed when overtaking etc.

Can anyone shed any light on the matter?

Cheers

[v6dub]

I sounds like cluch problem. However when you said you cured the problem by turning the engine off and restarting, It sounds odd>
Any warning lights?

[valley rower]

no warning lights etc, a friend has said to me could it be to do with the ngine management system?
I'm not sure.

[v6dub]

it could be a fuel problem, what i mean is that your engine can run and rev with a small amount, but if there is only a small amount of fuel getting into the cylinders there will no power. when you turn the engine off it could reset your fuel system, just a suggestion

[Big_E]

May be worth popping it into a reptuable garage to do a Fault Code scan on it. That'll bring up a list of errors if any, which could identify the problem.

[simon74]

hey all ,could also have something to do with mass air flow meter,have it checked as i have experienced this too,the air flow meter being the problem
simon

[valley rower]

Is there any way of checking it other than going to vw?

Cheers

[valley rower]

If i was to change the maf should I stick with a bosch replacement or are there any other makes to use? Apart from cheap ones?

Cheers

[The Muts Nuts]

Pierburg, they seem to be the best replacment.