I did do a search, but there seem to be a buch of issues related to cold starts, and I'm really at this point just wondering if a little rough idling is even close to normal, or if I should get the car checked out.
I'm a newb, so maybe it's not corect to compare the symptom to a gas engine, but here's what I notice:
2003 manual, 80+K miles.
Temps are getting into the 20's and the glow plug light is staying on for maybe 5 or 6 seconds, so that seems normal. I start without touching the accelerator and it starts right up. BUT - the idle is rough, and it seems exactly like in a gasser where one or 2 cylinders are not firing. After about 10 seconds the idle smooths out and it runs fine.
The glow plugs and harness are new, and someone with vag-com checked the timing when I bought it and that looked good.
I'm just wondering if this will get worse when temps get lower.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!
I'm a newb, so maybe it's not corect to compare the symptom to a gas engine, but here's what I notice:
2003 manual, 80+K miles.
Temps are getting into the 20's and the glow plug light is staying on for maybe 5 or 6 seconds, so that seems normal. I start without touching the accelerator and it starts right up. BUT - the idle is rough, and it seems exactly like in a gasser where one or 2 cylinders are not firing. After about 10 seconds the idle smooths out and it runs fine.
The glow plugs and harness are new, and someone with vag-com checked the timing when I bought it and that looked good.
I'm just wondering if this will get worse when temps get lower.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!