claggan

1998 Seat Cordoba - going well. Recently started to stall at stop signs unless I kick out of gear long before stop. Idle can also be erratic at times. Normally about 800.
Other problem (possibly related) is that after a long descent down a hill (foot off accelerator) and then pressing accelerator I get a lot of smoke.

Any ideas?

Rhino-Neil

Hi.
You dont say what engine you have got ?
Petrol or Derv.

(smoke)
if TDi could be oil seel on turbo unit.
if petrol it sounds like inlet valve seals.

(stalling)
split or brken inlet air pipe, split gasket after air flow meter.

claggan

1.4 petrol engine (no TDI). I have the feeling that it may be related to vacuum or getting too much raw fuel at idle. The stalling problem gets worse when the wipers, heater and lights are on.