clarky81 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 My sons 2005 Mk2 Ford Focus 1.6 petrol went into the garage to have the timing belt and water pump replaced and the two front wheel bearings replaced. When the car was collected it was slow getting to speed up through each gear change and when at 62 mph it struggled to get any faster, this is with the foot to the floor. It also experienced a a strange loss of power when going around a bend to the right in 3rd gear a couple of times but picked up speed slowly again without doing anything other than putting the accelerator to the floor. The car had no issues like this before going into the garage but first thought is it must be something to do with the new timing belt or something doing the process of fitting it or is it just a coincidence. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Go back on what's been done and it points to the timing belt take it back to them 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarky81 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 It is going back tomorrow morning but wanted to prepared in case they try and blame it on the turbo, injectors or some other issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 it ran ok when you took it in so should be ok when you get back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Tango Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 15 minutes ago, clarky81 said: It is going back tomorrow morning but wanted to prepared in case they try and blame it on the turbo, injectors or some other issue. I don't think the 1.6 petrol MK2 has a turbo so if they pull that card on you, they're talking rubbish, but they might be honest and forgotten something as simple as a sensor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezwez Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 wondering if they have the belt one tooth out 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarky81 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 I did mention when I contacted the garage that the belt may be a tooth or two out and he said "it's hard to miss a tooth as both head and block are locked off with pins". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarky81 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Update - spoke to mechanic this morning and he said he couldn't find anything wrong with the car. I asked about the poor acceleration and he said he didn't notice anything wrong with the acceleration. Makes me wonder if he has even tested it as I have never experienced such poor acceleration in any vehicle I have driven. I have told him I am taking it for a second opinion as he is adamant all the work he has done has been checked again and is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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