Losing power.

mick26 said:

Hello lads, I have a 01 1.8 petrol freelander and lately it has started to lose power and cut out on me, five minutes later it will start again and drive for another while. This doesn't happen every day only on longish journey's. Have had it in the garage where they plugged it into the computer but no faults showed up. Would any of you lads have any idea of what the problem could possibly be as at the moment my mechanic is stumped.

Thanks Mick.

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ratty said:

When it cuts out have you checked for fuel or a spark? Any sign of overheating, steam from the exhaust or oil/coolant mix.

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mick26 said:

Checked for all them, all ok.

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ratty said:

any burning plasic smells inside the vehicle or whisps of smoke from the ignition region?

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mick26 said:

No not a thing Ratty.

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ratty said:

I was originally thinking that the coil was breaking down as it got hot but the fact it still has spark blew that theory out of the water.

Did the diagnostics show no faults at all?

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wiltshire landyman said:

i can almost say what this is

my mrs had a 1.8 gaylander some years back and on a long journey it would just suddenly start spluttering and then just stop

sit on the side of the road for 10 mins drive off and fine and then repeat the process

3 local garages and 2 main stealers couldnt find the problem,no ecu probs atall

in the end it was an aa man who recoverd us who knew exactly what it was

if i remember it was some kind of filter that he described as a sock that fitted to a 2nd fuel pump or summit that was in the fuel tank,changed that and never had the problem again..thanks to the aa man

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