atlantic909 wrote:I have a 57 plate 130 GLX 2.2 Tourneo minibus. My bus has exactly the same symptons described here. When warm I loose power when starting off from lights etc , changing gear , when I accelerate and when going fast on the Motorway. Its back into Ford (again!!!) next week.
I bought the bus 15th December 2007 for use as a taxi. First new vehicle I ever bought! When it runs right its fantastic
As well as the problem in this thread Ive had
* Bad hunting and cutting out since 7,000 miles - still not sorted
ake wrote:Putting the plate in will bring the light on as well
martynx wrote:
My current theory on why many Mk7's run worse after blanking is that the EGR valve on the Mk7's ....
pusd wrote:martynx wrote:
My current theory on why many Mk7's run worse after blanking is that the EGR valve on the Mk7's ....
Strange, mine runs better when disconnected!
A smoother & stronger pull from lower revs. The van's now happy pulling away from 30mph and below in 4th and feels quite nippy with it whereas before (EGR connected) it feels a bit strangled until about 2k, when you get a sudden surge.
Phil
martynx wrote:pusd wrote:martynx wrote:
My current theory on why many Mk7's run worse after blanking is that the EGR valve on the Mk7's ....
Strange, mine runs better when disconnected!
A smoother & stronger pull from lower revs. The van's now happy pulling away from 30mph and below in 4th and feels quite nippy with it whereas before (EGR connected) it feels a bit strangled until about 2k, when you get a sudden surge.
Phil
Thats good to hear i am only basing my finding's on 2 i did myself ,a 140 & an 85.. hopefully they were the exception .
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