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My Vauxhall Vectra 1.9 diesel is losing power. It is coming up on the diagnostic as the throttle actuator. If I was to replace this part would it solve the problem? or could it be the EGR valve?
My Ford Focus (2000) feels as though it is going to stall, with a lack of power and juddering at low speeds. Any idea what the fault could be?
My Toyota Yaris automatic sometimes loses power when pulling away from a junction. It only happens in the first mile or so of starting and only started happening a few months ago. Any idea what might be...
My Peugeot 306 1.6 petrol has started losing power. It struggles to climb hills and feels low of power on idle. I have changed the spark plugs and the coil pack (rail type) but still no joy. Can you offer...
I own a Volkswagen Gold MkIV. The car performs ok on flat roads, but struggles to climb hills. It's almost impossible to do over 50mph uphill (which can be embarrassing), but will achieve 80mph on the...
I have a 2004 SEAT Ibiza 1.2 SX which has developed a problem with acceleration. It struggles to get up to speed, but will maintain speed once it has got there. It does pull away, but is still very sluggish....
Recently while driving (mostly uphill) my SEAT Ibiza struggled for power. the problem has started to get worse and the car is now losing power on flat roads. Can you tell me what might be wrong?
New Bmax 2013 4 times since purchase last year loss of power when using car ie suddenly 30 mph on motorway cos engine protecting itself, bristol street says its a timing problem but car computer not showing...
I have noticed while travelling between 50-70 mph that the engine of my Mondeo 1.6 TDCI seems to hesitate or cut-out momentarily, and then cut back in immediately without any dashboard indication. What...
I have just bought a 2008 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport RC from a franchised dealer, the car was serviced in April by the dealer and has 45,000 on the clock. After running it for a few days, and filling the tank...