Diesels and Stalling

PMKeates · 5 Apr 2006 at 09:57

Which is also coincidentally why diesels with half a billion pounds-foot of torque aren't that much faster than equivelant power petrols - the torque doesn't get as multiplied up to the wheels by the ratios

oweneades · 5 Apr 2006 at 10:45

POB said:
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I think its due to the fact I try to get away with pulling away in 2nd when the cars slightly moving, works in petrol but diesel hates it.

Agreed. My dads Audi A3 1.6FSI pulls away fine even in third (if given enough revs) even at very low speeds <10mph.

However my A2 1.4TDI hates to pull away in second at any speed (unless it gets above 1500rpm).

The torque in my A2 is fun though. Will pull up my grandads drive (which is steep) just on the clutch. My dads car needs throttle as well do get up the same slope.

PMKeates · 5 Apr 2006 at 11:25

Pulling away in 5th with no throttle can be fun. Slow, but fun

iCraig · 5 Apr 2006 at 11:40

When I was learning I dumped the clutch in first with the handbrake off accidentally, the car lurched and carried on moving forward, my feet were totally off all the pedals. Engine rumbled a lot, but it didn't stall, I was very surprised.

206 TDi with 5k on the clock, maybe why?

Smiley Man · 5 Apr 2006 at 11:42

iCraig said:
When I was learning I dumped the clutch in first with the handbrake off accidentally, the car lurched and carried on moving forward, my feet were totally off all the pedals. Engine rumbled a lot, but it didn't stall, I was very surprised.

206 TDi with 5k on the clock, maybe why?

small car - big tourquey diesel engine, sounds about right

D4VE · 5 Apr 2006 at 11:53

Tupac said:
That Fiat/GM design(1.3CDTi) is not an easy engine to get used to I must admit. I kept stalling it multiple times every lesson, when I moved onto an Astra 1.7CDTi I was fine

Who designed the 1.7?

ISUZU I think...

VeNT · 5 Apr 2006 at 11:55

I'll stall any car you want.

Smiley Man · 5 Apr 2006 at 12:27

D4VE said:
ISUZU I think...

same as the noisy 2 litre lump iirc

Scania · 7 Apr 2006 at 13:07

I frequently stall my Scania's 12 Litre diesel!

Sadgeek · 7 Apr 2006 at 13:16

R124/LA420 said:
I frequently stall my Scania's 12 Litre diesel!

Crap driver then

I used to scare the pants off my wife when driving my old TDi by taking my shoes off whilst driving (with nothing around us on the motorway), almost like cruise control but slower.

Diesels are great for almost driving themselves, though not too fast.

jamoor · 7 Apr 2006 at 13:18

Try driving a mondeo TDCI and then tell me diesels are hard to stall, the first week or so of having it I must have stalled it a dozen or so times.

Jonners · 7 Apr 2006 at 21:26

A fella at work has a Mondeo ST 2.2TDCi, and OMG thats one loud engine, sounded like a tractor as the guy drove past me and my workmate.

lordrobs · 7 Apr 2006 at 23:31

Tupac said:
A fella at work has a Mondeo ST 2.2TDCi, and OMG thats one loud engine, sounded like a tractor as the guy drove past me and my workmate.

I thought the 2.2 was more refined? My dads 2.0 TDCi is very tractor like but luckily from inside the car its very muted.

He also complained that he stalled it a lot coming from his TD Mk 2.

Gilly · 7 Apr 2006 at 23:40

VeNT said:
I'll stall any car you want.

I want you to stall the Saab 2.0 turbo I had last month.