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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 04:15 PM
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MY98 V4
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Encountering a flat spot when blipping throttle from idle,vehicle stationary. Any ideas to possible causes of this?
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 04:23 PM
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Does the flat spot manifest itself when driving?
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 04:50 PM
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Does the flat spot manifest itself when driving?
Hi Maz
Feeling a slight hesitation when driving,more noticeable from idle when stationary
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Old Oct 13, 2014 | 07:35 PM
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Could be anything from plugs to fuelling to maf sensor. Have you got any fault codes flashing up?
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I'd replace plugs, then coil pack if plugs don't fix it then leads
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