Losing power; ford puma problems.. help!!

the_devil_made_me_do_it

My OH was driving our Ford Puma, and noticed that it appeared to lose power in 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears. He first thought that he had forgotten to change from 2nd to a higher gear, but obviously it wasn't that.

He said it feels like it's dragging.. anyone any ideas?? or how much this kinda problem usually costs??

If I can describe the problem further, then I will.

Thanks in advance.

colin79666

could it be the clutch is wearing out?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

30111987 wrote: »

could it be the clutch is wearing out?

Don't think so because the gears are changing with ease.

It starts acting strange around 40mph, It kinda dosen't want to achieve the speed. My OH is around 70mph it makes a not good sound, but I've not heard it to comment.

Someone suggested it could be the cat convertor, but I've never had a car which has had problems with cat convertor.

xycom1

Which engine - 1.4, 1.6 or 1.7?
Any dodgy smoke from the exhaust?
Any bad noises from the engine/making the car shake?

the_devil_made_me_do_it

xycom1 wrote: »

Which engine - 1.4, 1.6 or 1.7?
Any dodgy smoke from the exhaust?
Any bad noises from the engine/making the car shake?

No dodgy smoke, and car isn't shaking, not sure where noises are coming from exactly, OH thinks they are coming from engine, but I can't say because I didn't take it onto the motorway to get it upto a decent speed, but it certainly feels weird at 40mph.

It's a 1.7 on a T reg.

Saferider_2

Hi cant really help myself but if you ask on http://www.pumapeople.com/
youll find theres plenty of people on there who know a lot about the ford puma

hth

tomstickland

Your description cannot allow a diagnosis. The engine has no knowledge of gears, so the chances are it's losing power in all gears but you only notice it at higher speeds.

There's some simple elmination tests you could do.
Drive along motorway or other wide road where you can do some testing, see if it's dragging. Put foot on clutch and see how quickly the car slows down. Is the car dragging? Try it in neutral with clutch up.
How is the fuel consumption?

Conor_3

the_devil_made_me_do_it wrote: »

My OH was driving our Ford Puma, and noticed that it appeared to lose power in 3rd, 4th, and 5th gears. He first thought that he had forgotten to change from 2nd to a higher gear, but obviously it wasn't that.

He said it feels like it's dragging.. anyone any ideas?? or how much this kinda problem usually costs??

If I can describe the problem further, then I will.

Thanks in advance.

Probably the typical "I don't service my car and the plugs/leads are shagged".