is it slow

[pete_the_4x4]

i have a 125 ps 350 hi top lwb and it will do 85 mph and no more i think theres something rong with it????

[100ps_drw_hicube]

i would definately say there is something wrong with it , dont know what tho. my 100 ps hi cube does 100mph

could have a limiter fitted but they are usually set to 70mph but if your speedo is out thats what it could be

[Gunslinger]

yeah sounds slow to me too, your gonna have to test a few things, sometimes limiters only kick in in top gear, so see how far you can push it in 4th, just dont over rev it, also does it pull all the way upto 85 and then stop dead at 85, and if so do you notice anything similar in other gears, might be worth having the ecu on the ford test thing and see if they can tell you if its been mapped to limit it.

could also be down to a number of other things in the fuel delivery system like injectors .... are you sure it has the correct ones fitted, and they are not clogging up ?

[pete_the_4x4]

it was in last week at fords but i was away and thay droped it off and i didnot see them its a 52 plate i will take it back as soon as i get a chance
it seems to hit a wall at 85 well it gets up to 70 and then slowley dets up to 80 or 85 if your lucky i think i have problems hear i should stick to the mk1 in fact i think my mk2 camper faster

[madmark]

pete thats so strange mate normally they all wiz along!

[pete_the_4x4]

i had a vito before with more in it and that went as well i have a toolbox some racking about 40 diesel filters and two batterys i dont think its too loaded to make a diferance i will get it checked out

[Glos spanner man]

Have you changed the fuel filter ? does it hold back when in lower gear and pulling hard on a hill, if so could be the filter. Had one in not long ago with the same problem as you and that sorted it, check air filter as well while your at it,
Had one along time ago that had sucked a rag up the intake and could not get all the air it needed, it made its way to the filter and blocked half the inlet hole off at the filter.

[pete_the_4x4]

i had a filter about 2000 miles ago i am going to let the garage have it back in the new year do you think i should get 100mph out of itwith about harf a tonne of stuff in it??

[Glos spanner man]

Think you might be asking a bit much with load on board and 100 mph, well pc plod would say so any way,!!

[Luke]

well pc plod would say so any way,!!

obviously pete was doing that in germany!! of course!!

[pete_the_4x4]

even empty it gos the same

[Clayton]

I would definately say that its not right pete.

I have a 125 TDCI and it flys mate.

It must be restricted as ive had 115mph out of mine! ( In Germany - not )

The other thing with mine is it just keeps climbing and will do a ton up a gradual hill.

Ive even had 85mph up this steep hill on the way home, and this hill is the mother of all steep hills!

Throw it back at the Ford dealer or tell them you want to drive a demonstrator as comparrison, then you will definitely know for sure.

Cheers

Clayton Borg

Sorry about my signature but it was already there. ( Not like rubbing salt in the wound )

[pete_the_4x4]

woopee at last i have got it sorted when i first took it in essex ford at lakeside told me that thetres nothing rong with it after that i asked a lot of dealers what they thort and i kept getting the same ancers like how fast do you want to go in a van then i phoned fords themself and thay told me that there was no figers on top speed but take it to a diferant dealer so after a lot of asking at work who the van belongs to thay let me take it somewere elce were thay went out for a test drive with me and thay sead that it was under powerd so thay had it in and it had a cracked inlet wich was changed and it has gone from hardly doing 80 to just about 100 thank god for that

[stevieb]

I have the same problem. Is this something you can see? and if so where can i find it?

[pete_the_4x4]

check for air leaks and any noise of blowing air from the turbo pipes and manifold