loses power when going up hill

[david_1]

transit connect 13 plate
starts runs well
it seems happy at 90 to start with but as it warms up it feels like the limiter is kicking in. but if I depress the clutch the engine will rev right up

anyway as come to any hill needing more power it just slows down the longer i driver it the slower it gets

have a said anything that make sense to anyone ????

thanks
David

[blue estate]

What hp is it and what weight you carry

[david_1]

1753cc not much weight this has just started happening was running fine last week

[g-man]

more info will help......is it in good nick with clean filters, is clutch slipping, is it smoking more, have u checked round all air delivery pipes for splits/leaks, good idea to get fault codes read if nothing obvious shows

[david_1]

nice clean van its not the clutch, I lifted the bonnet and looked hoses but found nothing. oil and water levers ok
it justs slows down when it should be going faster

[david_1]

ok van still doing same but only after a long drive, drove 100 mile each way yesterday at about 48 miles it started playing up. not accelerating up hills in fact it slows down but then speeds back on the flat or going down hill.

just talking with a mechanic type guy he suggested I check the vacuum hoses ? anyone else think this might be the problem ?

[david_1]

anyone ? I drove it to bristol drove fine for the first 100 miles
then started losing power going up hills... I cant be the first person to have this fault can I ??????

[david_1]

ok so got it connected to a computer today, says low pressure on fuel ( or something close )..... new fuel filter, think its now fixed.... will up date in a few days after ive driven it.

[david_1]

MY VAN IS FIXED

was just a dirty fuel filter..... well dirty fuel

[blue estate]

MY VAN IS FIXED

was just a dirty fuel filter..... well dirty fuel

And all it cost was a fuel filter , so that 2p less a litre some times is not worth it

[Graham Taylor]

Regular maintenance always pays in the long run (especially when going up hills! )

[david_1]

my van has full service history... you can not plan for a filter change with each tank full