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No acceleration in Peugot 206
moodydonkey
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Hi there, hope someone can give me some advice.
Peugot 206 1.9 diesel 51 plate.
I stupidly ran the tank low but by no means to the bottom. Since then I have practically no acceleration and about 20000 revs til the car has driven about 3 miles or so. Is like driving through treacle and struggles to get to 30 mph until a few miles later it picks up and is fine. (obviously never has been a particularly nippy car)
I am assuming (hoping) that i've clogged things up with rubbish from the bottom of the fuel tank, forgive me but my mechanical knowledge is not great.
Do I try one of those bottle of fuel cleaners first? If I need things bleeding and cleaning out what sort of costs am I looking at, ballpark obviously because I really have no idea.
Or secondly is this an unhappy coincidence and this could be another different problem?
Can get to a garage next week but was just wondering if anyone had experience of this.
Many thanks for reading.
Peugot 206 1.9 diesel 51 plate.
I stupidly ran the tank low but by no means to the bottom. Since then I have practically no acceleration and about 20000 revs til the car has driven about 3 miles or so. Is like driving through treacle and struggles to get to 30 mph until a few miles later it picks up and is fine. (obviously never has been a particularly nippy car)
I am assuming (hoping) that i've clogged things up with rubbish from the bottom of the fuel tank, forgive me but my mechanical knowledge is not great.
Do I try one of those bottle of fuel cleaners first? If I need things bleeding and cleaning out what sort of costs am I looking at, ballpark obviously because I really have no idea.
Or secondly is this an unhappy coincidence and this could be another different problem?
Can get to a garage next week but was just wondering if anyone had experience of this.
Many thanks for reading.
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Agree fuel filter or some water in the diesel.The man without a signature.0
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My diesel car did the exact same and it took the garage a whole day to figure out what was causing the loss of power and it ended up being a filter that needed cleaned. Garage charged me a fortune for their time so if you have someone who can check the filter for you I would!0
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