Ford Galaxt TDI sluggish performance

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Mon 24 Sep 2001 19:57
Ford Galaxt TDI sluggish performance - Gary Weinstein
I have a 1998 (S reg) Ford Galaxy 1.9 TDI 110Bhp with 28,000 miles on the clock.
In mid-May 2001 I had the clutch & slave cylinder replaced (due to my wife's heavy foot). At the time of replacement the garage failed to reconnect the Turbo Charger in-let (?) pipe and on the way home the car was very sluggish with no acceleration and blowing black smoke. The car travelled about 30 miles to & from the garage before the problem was rectified, and since then the car has continued to be sluggish.
This was really highlighted during our summer holiday. When I was accelerating in low gears the car would initally accelerate but then dip at about 3000rpm before starting to accelerate again. It also reached a maximum speed in the lower gears about 10-20 miles per hour earlier than I expected, yet the revs would continue to increase even if the speed wouldn't.
In addition when I was on any sort of incline the car would lose power rapidly and if I dropped a gear to accelerate it had the opposite effect and just slowed the car even more.
The clutch does not feel as though it is slipping, so what could it be?
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Mon 24 Sep 2001 22:10
Re: Ford Galaxt TDI sluggish performance - Bill Doodson
Gary

If the engine revs more and the road speed does not increase the only answer is that the clutch is slipping.


Bill
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