This is pretty hard to explain but getting the car moving from stationary is driving me crazy.
If you let the clutch up slow enough the car will start moving pretty much anywhere with no application of throttle at all, if you try involving the throttle whilst releasing the clutch it really doesn't like it and can stall out unless you really slip the clutch - not a habit I am prepared to develop.
It gets even more fun on hills where hill starts are required the bite point is very hard to feel, especially with a heavy trailer on the back.
Once you are moving there is a part of the range where acceleration is garbage. Just doesn't feel right, feels more like a Scania than a Landrover - actually Scania feels better. Once out of the 'dead zone' below 1100 rpm it pulls like a train.
The car is already mapped, has no CAT, no EGR, is running a VGT turbo and large intercooler all sensors are OK no engine fault codes present. Don't know what else I can do. Who in the hell would develop an engine for a 4x4 capable of towing 3.5 tons that had no torque whatsoever below 1500rpm.
I have a 2008 2.0TDi Passat that even in standard form eats the Discovery for breakfast on both torque and BHP across the entire rev range - if only it was plated to tow 3.5 tons !!.
Would anyone here think that the take up I am experiencing from stationary is normal or do I need to keep digging ??
If you let the clutch up slow enough the car will start moving pretty much anywhere with no application of throttle at all, if you try involving the throttle whilst releasing the clutch it really doesn't like it and can stall out unless you really slip the clutch - not a habit I am prepared to develop.
It gets even more fun on hills where hill starts are required the bite point is very hard to feel, especially with a heavy trailer on the back.
Once you are moving there is a part of the range where acceleration is garbage. Just doesn't feel right, feels more like a Scania than a Landrover - actually Scania feels better. Once out of the 'dead zone' below 1100 rpm it pulls like a train.
The car is already mapped, has no CAT, no EGR, is running a VGT turbo and large intercooler all sensors are OK no engine fault codes present. Don't know what else I can do. Who in the hell would develop an engine for a 4x4 capable of towing 3.5 tons that had no torque whatsoever below 1500rpm.
I have a 2008 2.0TDi Passat that even in standard form eats the Discovery for breakfast on both torque and BHP across the entire rev range - if only it was plated to tow 3.5 tons !!.
Would anyone here think that the take up I am experiencing from stationary is normal or do I need to keep digging ??