X-Type Losing Power

[GPL]

Hi,

 

Complete newbie to this forum. I bought my X-type estate around 4 months ago. It's been fine until recently. When I accelerate there is very little power and the car doesn't want to go then all of a sudden it sets off. This had happened a couple of times over the last week until the weekend when I literally had no power. I had to travel around a mile to my house and it was painful as I just had to keep pumping the accelerator just to keep the car going.

 

While this was happening no lights lit up on the dash. I have read a couple of forums who had a similar problem but their glow plug light lit up and went into 'limp mode'. I don't think this is what mine is doing.

 

If anyone has any suggestions out there I would be grateful for the advice.

 

Thanks

 

Gary.

[Old Peter]

Welcome to the Club, Gary.

 

The problem could be simply the need to clean out the fuel system  ---  there is a product from Wynns that can do the job for under a tenner.

 

I had my car put through the Terraclean service and it did make a real difference to the performance of my S type 2.7D, and worth the £100 or so.

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

[Tracharr]

Hi

 

I had a similar problem with my X type and it was the fuel filter was the culprit, it would splutter when pulling away and sometimes nearly stall.

 

I also had similar symptoms due an issue with the EGR valve on mine but the dash lights come on and it goes into limp mode.