Vauxhall Vectra B facelift (1999 - 2002) - 2001 DTI No power on start up or in acceleration?

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Sun 24 Feb 2008 11:23
2001 DTI No power on start up or in acceleration? - litespeed
I have a Y Reg Vectra DTI & I am experiencing a power problem when the car first fires up in morning or when left for a couple of hours. The car starts fine, does not misfire and seems ok until you attempt to accelerate. There is hardly any power at all in acceleration right through the gears. Sometimes I have to pull over to allow cars behind to pass as it takes a while to reach 30 mph!! After a few moments driving it bursts back into life. If I leave the car running for a couple of minutes however this problem is non existent and I can drive away as normal. There are no faults displaying on the dash.Is this a common fault and is there a remedy or is it a number of faults and a costly exercise to eliminate each one?Thanks in advance for any advice

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Sun 24 Feb 2008 14:36
2001 DTI No power on start up or in acceleration? - Screwloose

Possibly a sticking EGR valve?
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Sun 24 Feb 2008 22:36
2001 DTI No power on start up or in acceleration? - topbloke
possible maf, you could disconnect it and see if there is a slight improvement, however this will put the eml light on on the dash, how do you know there are not any codes stored,possible vac leak/pump problem ! there are to many variables as to what it could be and throwing parts at it is exspensive and the wrong way to diagnose,best to find a garage that knows these vehicles and start there
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