escort diesel

[woodman05]

when i go up hills i lose a lot of power and have to drop down to 2nd or 1st gear..

can you help......................

thanks

[twiglet4frog]

Is this a new problem u have started to notice or an old one as most cars lose power the steeper the hill. Maybe if it is new then is the clutch on the way out? or maybe there is something causing a loss of power with the engine?

[woodman05]

have had it since got car 8 months ago

had new clutch fitted 3 months ago, new filters, air,oil,fuel.....

thanks

[newcliofan]

have a compression test for valves and or head gasket problems. If you can't do it your self try some friends, last resort a garage but remember they are usually looking for work, so if you don't know one you can trust get some recomendations, there are plenty of good ones, you just need to find one.

Hope this helps.

[woodman05]

ok,

thanks for the help......

[d0gsb0dy]

Woodman. Could be that the engine is generally in need of a clean-up. Try using this http://www.greasedlightning.co.uk/ I find it works wonders. I have a diesel 1.8 Fiesta, 1995 and it runs like new. Particularly useful before an MOT.