Ford Escort (1993 - 2000) - 94 1.6i -Power loss

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Wed 28 May 2008 19:25
94 1.6i -Power loss - Rockrat
I have been suffering a severe loss of power when accellerating, & have also noticed a sound like a blowing exhaust when the revs hit 3500, but also this is the point when i started to get better accelleration, but still nothing like it should be. The engine runs very lumpy when idling, & does not start as soon as i turn the key.

To add a twist to all this, i was attempting to accellerate down the slip-road of the motorway the other day, & just as i joined the carriage-way hitting 3500 revs it felt like i had just had a rocket shoved up my butt, & the thing took-off like a scalded mule, & seems to running close to normal at the moment, albeit still idling lumpy.

My garage said it was the EGR Valve that needs replacing, curious as it is a petrol engine, Ford say it could be the TPS, Potentiometer, or Air Charge Sensor.
Has any one got any ideas. The car is seviced every 12 months, so all the usuall bits like plugs, leads, filters, etc are ok.
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Sun 1 Jun 2008 21:58
94 1.6i -Power loss - escortnut
It sounds like it could be a partially collapsed catalytic convertor. Some petrol model escorts have an egr,my 1.8 si does.just simply remove the cat and shake it,if it rattles then theres your answer. escorts with cat problems are very common.
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Wed 4 Jun 2008 12:03
94 1.6i -Power loss - Rockrat
cheers escortnut
I have been doing some investigation round other forums, & it seems that the cat is quite a common problem as you say, now i don't know if you could tell me wheather a ceramic cat would do or if i would do better going for a stainless one?, bearing in mind the car is 14 years old with 93k on the clock, but when running properly goes like stink, & the bodywork is only just starting to show signs of rust.
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Wed 11 Jun 2008 20:46
94 1.6i -Power loss - escortnut
Either will be good they do not make a difference to the running of the car.As its 14 yrs old just go for the cheapest one.
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