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Is it normal when in 1st gear, going up a slight hill, and no gas...basically idle, for the engine t

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Old 06-16-2007, 12:00 PM
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Default Is it normal when in 1st gear, going up a slight hill, and no gas...basically idle, for the engine t

o be rough. It's like it's misfiring, but I get no CEL, and I can find no codes.
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yea because you need to give it gas.... the car is basically trying to grab onto something...
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Hmmm, I can go uphill in my A4 in 1st w/out gas and it'll be fine. No running rough, just smooth.
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if its a 6mt it is called starting to stall
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Default With DBW, I do'n't think the car will stall. It seems to always have a constant "idle" amount

of throttle it inputs in 1st gear. I can start off on a hill and once 1st is engaged, let off the gas and it'll keep climbing without me needing to add throttle at a constant speed. No bucking, rough engine, etc.
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exactly. I thought it used to always be smooth, but it is definitely rough.
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hmmm. maybe spark plugs? how many miles on the current ones?
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Default 10k. Also note - no codes. Would be interested in a survey of others to go outside and see their r

results.
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Default I don't think your plugs would go bad that early. Maybe just due to sheer weight of the car

its pulling up the hill. Was it smooth before?
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