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Mondeo Problems

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  • 17-04-2007 12:48pm
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    Rebel Racer Dan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi all, iv got a 95 Ford Mondeo (second car) but it has a problem..... when i accellerate, nothing happens for a few seconds, then it just chugs along and wont go above 3500 revs..... any1 any ideas?


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    Yendred
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Yendred


    Rebel Racer Dan wrote:
    Hi all, iv got a 95 Ford Mondeo (second car) but it has a problem..... when i accellerate, nothing happens for a few seconds, then it just chugs along and wont go above 3500 revs..... any1 any ideas?

    Did you check the throttle-body?
    If it's a daysel it might be having turbo problems.
    When you say "chug" do you mean "chug" litterally?


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    Rebel Racer Dan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭Rebel Racer Dan


    Yendred wrote:
    Did you check the throttle-body?
    If it's a daysel it might be having turbo problems.
    When you say "chug" do you mean "chug" litterally?
    Havent checked the throttle... good idea!!!!

    She aint a diesel and i literally mean CHUG!!!!!!!!! As in chitty chitty bang bang including the bangs!!!!


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    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,229 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    Serviced recently? Plugs, plug leads?


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    Rebel Racer Dan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭Rebel Racer Dan


    I bought it 3 weeks ago... granted cheaply!!!! Plugs were changed just before i bought it


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    Marcus.Aurelius
    Registered Users Posts: 2,314 ✭✭✭Marcus.Aurelius


    Water in the air filter??? Spark plugs may be damp? No idea really??!


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    ( . )( . )
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    Rebel Racer Dan wrote:
    I bought it 3 weeks ago... granted cheaply!!!! Plugs were changed just before i bought it
    you mean you where told they where changed...? ie - might not have been...


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    Rebel Racer Dan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭Rebel Racer Dan


    ( . )( . ) wrote:
    you mean you where told they where changed...? ie - might not have been...
    No no we checked them!! They are new!!


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    mondeoman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 393 ✭✭mondeoman


    Rebel Racer Dan wrote:
    Hi all, iv got a 95 Ford Mondeo (second car) but it has a problem..... when i accellerate, nothing happens for a few seconds, then it just chugs along and wont go above 3500 revs..... any1 any ideas?


    Blocked fuel filter or worst still blown 'CAT':(


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