It's been a few weeks of relatively trouble free motoring for me, but a new fault is starting to rear its ugly head.
The car is a PFL 2.5 TD auto. Just lately, it is starting to stall when selecting either drive or reverse. It is worse when cold, but it does it when fully warmed up too. Usually much worse when selecting gear with my foot on the brake pedal and a touch of steering lock on at the same time. Once it's in gear, it is usually fine, although when braking to a complete standstill, you can feel the engine surge slightly when almost stationary, as if the engine knows its about to stall and compensates.
Not sure if this is connected or is the cause of the problem, but I've noticed that when I start the car from cold, the engine fast idles until I press the brake pedal. Then there is a noticeable reduction in engine revs. It's almost the same when running with the engine warmed up, if you press the brake pedal whilst ticking over, you can hear the engine falter slightly.
I usually get around the problem by making sure I'm parked somewhere that doesn't involve a three-point turn, and where I can select a gear without using the brake pedal at the same time. The village Co-op is favourite as its very tight for parking.
Any ideas what might be causing this? The continued help of this forum is always much appreciated!