Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - 01 1.8 loss of power

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Tue 7 Jul 2009 18:43
01 1.8 loss of power - wesley34
i have an intermittent problem with loss of power in my car which is very frustrating....i can drive fine for a few days then all of a sudden the car will judder and start to slow down and if i accelerate there is nothing there, but if i ease off the throttle it sometimes picks up power again. This will happen for a while and then i can leave the car overnight, start again in the morning and it will be fine.....i have had it looked at by a garage and an independent mechanic who can find nothing wrong. it has had a diagnostics check and has no recorded faults so as u may guess it is becoming increasingly frustrating as i have to keep being recovered from the roadside , sometimes with kids as i cannot guess when the fault is going to happen again..

any advice would be greatly appreciated..
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Fri 10 Jul 2009 23:44
01 1.8 loss of power - TurboD
Those symtoms used to describe a situation of 'freezing carb'. I had this in an Escort , it would come on and go off , quite rarely though, and mainly when cold outside.
So has your Mondy got sensor problems that makes the fuel syetem think it is colder than it is?
This points to a fuelling problem. Pump pressure,fuel filter, flushing fuel system etc.
Has it been properly serviced at the scheduled times?, neglected engines do bite back eventually.
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Sat 11 Jul 2009 22:29
01 1.8 loss of power - wesley34
well i bought it off a mechanic and in 1 year have had to replace the radiator, have wiring done, new clutch and now this.....alas i know nothing about cars but i do know he saw me coming lol
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