Throttle not responsive. Normal or not?

**rick130** · 25th November 2012, 05:48 AM

Originally Posted by JayBoRover

I have found that down-changes from 4th to 3rd work very smoothly with a little "blip" of the throttle. Getting the blip just right is a bit of a trick with that weird throttle response but can be mastered. When you master that, you start to realise it'd be great if the Landy engineers had made the throttle and brake pedals the same height so you can "heal n toe" for down-changes ... but they weren't engineering an F1 or WRC car. (They "engineered" the Defender???

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Throttle pedal mod (in a Tdi) for heel and toeing

**460cixy** · 25th November 2012, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by rick130

What I've noticed with my Deefer vs our Patrol and other Japanese diesels is that the throttle response is 'soft' so the engine doesn't surge with the bouncing of off road driving. ie. you don't have to rely on a hand throttle off road.

Ile agree with that I had a gq diesel and in low box it was very touchy and if it started to bounce around on rough tracks it would be very hard to control the throttle the landy no worrys even on the roughest tracks and when spotlighting I know I won't lose shooters off the back from bad throttle control

**rick130** · 26th November 2012, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by 460cixy

Ile agree with that I had a gq diesel and in low box it was very touchy and if it started to bounce around on rough tracks it would be very hard to control the throttle the landy no worrys even on the roughest tracks and when spotlighting I know I won't lose shooters off the back from bad throttle control

It was impossible on the leaf sprung GQ ute we had on the farm.
The only way to drive in the rough stuff was the hand throttle, if you tried to use your foot the bounce and subsequent surge would just start a loop of bigger bounce/bigger surge.

SWMBO's coiler GU wasn't much better, luckily it hasn't been off road since we left the farm years and tears ago, just does road and paddock duty on our little 8.5 acres so it doesn't matter.

**Brid** · 26th November 2012, 03:12 PM

I find that just getting it moving on a hill start only requires you to let the clutch out, pausing at the take up point so that the computer takes over, then releasing it fully...no accelerator required. The anti-stall feature promoted for low range also works in high range, adjusting to 900 rpm and balancig the fuel to suit the load...makes life easy.

Green Elephant · 27th November 2012, 12:35 PM

Puma 2012 110 Wagon - Just racked up 10,000kms, 4 days on Fraser Island, almost every sunday she is in Low Range climbing some dirt hills....

The throttle lag is my only complaint with the 'fender! You basically need to engage the throttle a full second before you actually need it. The amount you have to depress the pedal before it lifts the revs even slightly is really annoying. The first 15-20% of throttle does little to nothing. I must say I have now got used to the throttle, but I still dont like it.

Does anyone know if the remaps such as the one offered by IRB Developments improve this erm, "characteristic"?

Babs · 1st December 2012, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

you need to change your driving technique, try this

put it in first ease up on the clutch and release the handbrake finish releasing the clutch and then apply the accellerator.

you dont need to use the accelerator to move off in a diesel if its set up correctly and geared appropriately.

Blknight,

Took your advise on this one, its been a lot more easier to drive since. You really have to have a lot of trust in that anti stall though.

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