blueovalboy500 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Hi. I recently bought a 09 plate 2.2 s max. It has the euro 4 engine. It's started to lose power and is struggling to get up hills and won't Rev over 3k. I bought the egr blanking plate as I looked on the web and this kept coming up as a poss problem but it's still doing it even after I have fitted it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Check the pipe that connects the intercooler to the EGRV microscopically as they often split resulting in lack of boost Also when was the fuel filter last changed ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalboy500 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Thank you for the reply. I don't know when the fuel filter was changed tbh. I only had it 2 months and no documentation when I bought it. Has to be worth changing first doesn't it. Would t it happen all the time if I had a split in the pipe? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Change the fuel filter & see if there's an improvement The lack of boost caused by a split / damaged pipe is often more noticeable when there is an added demand for power - going up hills for example, or overtaking Check the connections on the pipe are tight too at both ends Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Is there evidence of black smoke at the exhaust when accelerating ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalboy500 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Funny enough for a diesel it's really clean out the tail pipes. I not seen any big black clouds of smoke. In the morning. U jump in and it could run sweet for about 30 mins. Then bang. Loss of power. Then it will come back out of the blue. I thought blanking tge egr would fix it. I did remove the pipe that comes from the exhaust to it and it was quite silted up so I cleaned it. Still the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONDEO TXS 2.2 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Any fault codes / is the EML illuminating ? Did you reconnect the pipe to the EGRV tightly ? Maybe turbo vanes sticking ? At least the EGRV is eliminated as an issue as it's blanked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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