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I have a 2004 v70 2.4turbo with 66k miles. For the past 1000 miles I
have noticed a significant hesitation and loss of power.
· Just after start up, the car runs fine.
· The check engine light comes on for about 60 seconds (which I think
is a little long).
· Once the car warms up, about 3-4 minutes, I start to get the
hesitation. It is most notable when the gas pedal is down about 25%;
full acceleration appears to be fine. The hesitation will be about 1-2
seconds and then power is restored and the car will buck with the
sudden power.
· The problem has lessened somewhat since winter has started (I
assume it has to due with the cold weather).
· At about 60k miles, a full servicing was completed, new spark plugs
were installed and air filter and fuel filter.
· Fuel economy is decreased about 3-4 miles per gallon
These are some of the possible causes I suspect:
· Clogged Cat converter
· Clogged fuel filter
· Bad O2 sensor (not sure which one, closer to the engine or on the
cat converter)
· Bad temperature sensor
· Bad spark plug wires
I do a lot of work on older cars, but don't have much experience on
testing electronic components. Could anyone give me some help on
testing to determine the problem? I believe the problem is probably a
bad O2 or temperature sensor. I would replace to see if this is the
problem but at $250 each, I don't want to purchase and see if it
makes a difference.
Thanks for your help. Please just post to the group as I don't check
this email.
have noticed a significant hesitation and loss of power.
· Just after start up, the car runs fine.
· The check engine light comes on for about 60 seconds (which I think
is a little long).
· Once the car warms up, about 3-4 minutes, I start to get the
hesitation. It is most notable when the gas pedal is down about 25%;
full acceleration appears to be fine. The hesitation will be about 1-2
seconds and then power is restored and the car will buck with the
sudden power.
· The problem has lessened somewhat since winter has started (I
assume it has to due with the cold weather).
· At about 60k miles, a full servicing was completed, new spark plugs
were installed and air filter and fuel filter.
· Fuel economy is decreased about 3-4 miles per gallon
These are some of the possible causes I suspect:
· Clogged Cat converter
· Clogged fuel filter
· Bad O2 sensor (not sure which one, closer to the engine or on the
cat converter)
· Bad temperature sensor
· Bad spark plug wires
I do a lot of work on older cars, but don't have much experience on
testing electronic components. Could anyone give me some help on
testing to determine the problem? I believe the problem is probably a
bad O2 or temperature sensor. I would replace to see if this is the
problem but at $250 each, I don't want to purchase and see if it
makes a difference.
Thanks for your help. Please just post to the group as I don't check
this email.