V6 losing power on hills
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2021 3:55 pm
Hi all
Does anyone have any suggestions about why my Bongo may be struggling a bit on steep hills?
The engine has only done 38k miles and generally feels fine but on any kind of steepish incline it needs my foot almost to the floor to sustain 60/65 mph. I've run this by a Bongo garage who agreed it feels maybe 25/30% underpowered compared to other V6 vans they know. Also the engine was compression tested and that was fine.
What should I look for? Anyone had similar issues? Someone suggested a partial blocked exhaust/catalytic converter might be the issue.
Any thoughts gratefully received.
Does anyone have any suggestions about why my Bongo may be struggling a bit on steep hills?
The engine has only done 38k miles and generally feels fine but on any kind of steepish incline it needs my foot almost to the floor to sustain 60/65 mph. I've run this by a Bongo garage who agreed it feels maybe 25/30% underpowered compared to other V6 vans they know. Also the engine was compression tested and that was fine.
What should I look for? Anyone had similar issues? Someone suggested a partial blocked exhaust/catalytic converter might be the issue.
Any thoughts gratefully received.