Engine hesitations

nmacky
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:15:59 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

My 2004 VW Golf occasionally “hiccups” when shifting (automatically) from 2nd into 3rd gear. This started after my owning it for 2 years. The VW dealer said fuel additives don’t help, that it’s likely with my mostly local driving; carbon buildup is the problem. They say I have to drive the car at high speed for many miles regularly to burn it off.

I try to drive at 65 or over once a week for about 10-12 miles to burn it off. Is that enough? I’ve started revving the engine while in the garage, to between 4K-5K RPMs after putting it in neutral.

Is there a fuel additive that stops the hesitations (almost like a burro is kicking the back of the car)? Or another way to solve the problem?

Is there a brand of gas that would solve this?

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