ChatterBank0 min ago
losing Revs
I have a W reg ( 2000 ) citroen saxo and every now and then you will have your foot steadily on the accelerator but the car starts losing revs and kangaroos down the road, any one have any idea's?
i dont want to take it to a garage with out some idea of whats wrong or how much it may cost?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Probably a fuel line fault - have you checked your filters - make sure theres no crap in there. Alternatively it could be fuel contamination! Sometimes if you let a petrol tank run out completely it pushes all the tank deposit through the engine clogging up filters and stuff as it goes.
Hope this helps somehow.
Glad I saved you then!! I've heard some pretty dire things about Kwik Fit. Let us know the outcome (and if you wan't too you can post the work done and amount the charged you too) - don't want a fellow AB'er to get ripped off.
You could always buy a Haynes manual for your car and get your hands dirty :)