Reply With QuoteMay I suggest. Try facing downhill. If thats feasible. Or select low range to get up the drive.
Master
My father-in-law is looking after the D3 while we are overseas. He has a very steep driveway, and parks the D3 at the bottom of his drive facing up hill. If he leaves the car for 4-5 days it appears to go into a limp mode, and is extremely difficult / slow to get up to the top of the drive.
Could this simply be the oil settling at the back of the motor / gearbox causing this issue?
Once at the top of the drive, he lets idle for a further 5min and it runs perfectly normally.
Any thoughts / advice would be greatly appreciated.
Master
SupporterMay I suggest. Try facing downhill. If thats feasible. Or select low range to get up the drive.
OldBushie
Or just wait a minute after start up.
LordRover
SupporterAs Tombie says - I have a small slope and if you start and just take off the engine is down on power a little - not limp mode just cold and has not cleared the unburnt fuel left after start - start and let it run a bit only less than 30 secs or so (the time it takes for me to put seat belt on and put into Drive and release the handbrake).
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Master
Father in law told me that he lets it warm up for a minute or so before pulling off. He is now parking on the street as he doesn't want to risk either damaging our D3, or trapping his car in the garage!
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