Hi all,
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Just been travelling about the last 3 days in my van and in the last hour it felt like it was losing power, particularly when going up small hills. It starting juddering and then there was a total loss of power and the van died. Pulled in and had a look about in the engine bay, no apparent leaks, fuel lines looked full(literally had only put in fuel this morning) and no leaks arpund the injectors. I had the timing belt done two months ago and it has been fine since. No idea what it could be or where to look. Stuck now on thr side of the road as i dont want to do ny damage or lose power in an area where i cant pull in.
Any ideas are greatly appreciated
Loss of power on the motorway
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Re: Loss of power on the motorway
When did you last change the fuel filter? - good place to start.
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Re: Loss of power on the motorway
Ya thats what i was thinking. About a year ago maybe 18 months i say. There was a lot of bubbles in the fuel line when i stalled initially. Just ran her again there and just the odd one or two bubbles. There is a white dial on the underside of the filter. Whats that for?
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Re: Loss of power on the motorway
The white dial is a water drain off tap...try opening it and drain some fuel/water off.
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Re: Loss of power on the motorway
Did that and just got a huge air bubble into the fuel line. Had to suck fuel through to fill the lines. Have called the AA now anyway to tow me home. Dont have confidence in the van to not lose power again while on narrow roads i am travelling and become a dangerous obstruction.
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