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V70 loss of power accelerating from standstill

I have a 97 V70 with 160km on the clock. After the engine heats up I begin to notice that during acceleration from standstill (eg after stopping at lights) the car looses power for a few seconds, as if the engine is starved of fuel or something (I am not an expert). The RPM drops during these episodes. At first I tried to ignore it but it is getting worse - to the point where we are holding up traffic sometimes. The local garage "flushed the fuel injection system" but this has made no difference. I don't understand why this does not occur when the engine is cold. Has anybody seen this before? Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks

Magennis

Sydney, Australia

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magennisw
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My older car, a 92 Chevy Cavalier, had the same exact problem. I solved it by replacing the spark plug wires.

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Civster

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Many things can cause this problem here are some:

- Incorrect ignition timing - Clogged fuel filter ( Injection has been flushed) - Fualty emission systems component - Incorrect gapped spark plugs or faulty sparkplug wires - Vaccum leakes

Good luck! Per

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Per Groth Ludvigsen

The obvious thing to check is the temperature sensor for the computer.

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Stephen Henning

For the record, the problem was in the distributor as was solved by replacing the "rotor arm" and leads. Don't know it was affected by heat but I guess when parts start to go wrong then heat can have such an effect. Thanks for your suggestions.

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magennisw

Thanks for the follow-up. Yes, the plastic in ignition parts can be affected by conditions. Wet weather more often brings out the worst, but there is no reason heat can't do it also.

Mike

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Michael Pardee

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