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Old 26-09-2009, 02:39 AM
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hi all,please can anybody give me advice on my car.it is a 1992 mrk 5 xr3i 1.8 130bhp cab . after a while the car loses power ond starts pulling back,when you demand power it judders and shakes and is a struggle to get to 40.ihave changed the coil pack and have put new plugs, leads, fuel filter, oil filter ,etc.
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Old 26-09-2009, 10:36 AM
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You seem to have covered all the normal stuff, the one item remaining is the pump, quickest way to find problem would be rollers.
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thanks for the reply ,but what do you mean rollers?.kev
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Rollers = rolling road, can be used very effectively to "drive" under load like on the road, and can then monitor exhaust gasses etc in use.
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