Losing power while accelerating...
8/4/14, 10:31 AM
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Losing power while accelerating...
Hi guys/girls of TMS, I've been having an issue with my car for the past month or so, I'll just get right into it. Whenever I accelerate either from a dig or shift from about 3rd-4th or 4th-5th etc the rpms would rev about 2,000 rpms higher from whatever the current rpm would be the engine would "race" but the car will not make any power to the wheels. What do you think the issue may be? I thought when the issue first surfaced that it might be the Bama tune so I went ahead and got a nice Lund tune. For the first two runs the car felt better but I still noticed I wasn't getting the acceleration and power it used to. No check engine lights are currently on so I'm hoping this isn't a major problem, I wanted some input before I take her in to the ford service station. Thanks for the help.
8/4/14, 10:54 AM
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If your engine is revving high between shifts, to me it sounds like your clutch is slipping. How many miles do you have on the car? A worn out clutch will do that. And how high is the clutch engagement? Usually as clutch wears engagement point lowers. I am pretty sure you will need a new clutch. Good luck.
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8/4/14, 11:58 AM
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If your engine is revving high between shifts, to me it sounds like your clutch is slipping. How many miles do you have on the car? A worn out clutch will do that. And how high is the clutch engagement? Usually as clutch wears engagement point lowers. I am pretty sure you will need a new clutch. Good luck.
8/4/14, 12:31 PM
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If your engine is revving high between shifts, to me it sounds like your clutch is slipping. How many miles do you have on the car? A worn out clutch will do that. And how high is the clutch engagement? Usually as clutch wears engagement point lowers. I am pretty sure you will need a new clutch. Good luck.
8/4/14, 12:43 PM
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8/4/14, 01:30 PM
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Wow that is way to early for the clutch to go out unless it was abused. It could be a mechanical problem though, maybe the pressure plate is not providing enough clamping force. Your under warranty I hope they cover it for you and not blame it on abusive driving. Btw By clutch engagement I mean the point on the clutch where you hold it for a second which is about the half way point for most cars. Usually as it wears the engagement point raises, (I said lowers on my previous post i meant raised).
8/4/14, 02:19 PM
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Wow that is way to early for the clutch to go out unless it was abused. It could be a mechanical problem though, maybe the pressure plate is not providing enough clamping force. Your under warranty I hope they cover it for you and not blame it on abusive driving. Btw By clutch engagement I mean the point on the clutch where you hold it for a second which is about the half way point for most cars. Usually as it wears the engagement point raises, (I said lowers on my previous post i meant raised).
8/4/14, 03:12 PM
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Yeah I mean I don't really have a hard time shifting or have the gears grind or anything so a mechanical problem is plausible just hope it's not the tranny. I hope warranty covers it I have the CAI, tune and xpipe so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Sorry if I didn't understand what u meant by the clutch engagement, I have about a 10% mechanical knowledge (took me two days to install the intake, lol) but the clutch feels the same from when I first got the car no real difference.
8/4/14, 04:21 PM
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I don't think its your tranny. But i don't want to diagnose without having seen the car. Also your tune and x-pipe should not void your warranty, tune has nothing to do with the clutch slipping. If you had engine problems then they could blame it on the tune. Most likely they will pull it apart and tell you if there is any evidence of racing or improper shifting they wont cover it. Good luck and let us know what they say.
8/6/14, 08:07 AM
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Hi guys/girls of TMS, I've been having an issue with my car for the past month or so, I'll just get right into it. Whenever I accelerate either from a dig or shift from about 3rd-4th or 4th-5th etc the rpms would rev about 2,000 rpms higher from whatever the current rpm would be the engine would "race" but the car will not make any power to the wheels. What do you think the issue may be? I thought when the issue first surfaced that it might be the Bama tune so I went ahead and got a nice Lund tune. For the first two runs the car felt better but I still noticed I wasn't getting the acceleration and power it used to. No check engine lights are currently on so I'm hoping this isn't a major problem, I wanted some input before I take her in to the ford service station. Thanks for the help.
If your engine is revving high between shifts, to me it sounds like your clutch is slipping. How many miles do you have on the car? A worn out clutch will do that. And how high is the clutch engagement? Usually as clutch wears engagement point lowers. I am pretty sure you will need a new clutch. Good luck.
I would take it for a ride and be super careful shifting and see if it still happens! After that, I'd look into the clutch.
Hope this helps!
-Dan
8/7/14, 05:55 PM
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^These are the first two things that come to mind. I don't think this is related to the tune. I've done this before if I was feeling lazy when shifting and didn't completely get off the gas when shifting. That sounds like what you're experiencing. I would take it for a ride and be super careful shifting and see if it still happens! After that, I'd look into the clutch. Hope this helps! -Dan
8/11/14, 06:57 PM
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Well a bit of an update, driving on the highway today doing about 70 in 5th gear, attempted to down shift as I was slowing down clutch not engaging and I can no longer shift. The car luckily was in a gear so I was able to pull over to the shoulder. She's getting towed to Ford in the morning so wish me luck guys. I'll update soon.
8/12/14, 02:48 PM
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Well a bit of an update, driving on the highway today doing about 70 in 5th gear, attempted to down shift as I was slowing down clutch not engaging and I can no longer shift. The car luckily was in a gear so I was able to pull over to the shoulder. She's getting towed to Ford in the morning so wish me luck guys. I'll update soon.
8/12/14, 03:08 PM
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Well a bit of an update, driving on the highway today doing about 70 in 5th gear, attempted to down shift as I was slowing down clutch not engaging and I can no longer shift. The car luckily was in a gear so I was able to pull over to the shoulder. She's getting towed to Ford in the morning so wish me luck guys. I'll update soon.
8/14/14, 09:43 AM
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ESP stands for Extended Service Plan. That just means that they are getting it covered under the warranty and need approval from the warranty administrators at Ford.
8/14/14, 09:54 AM
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Thanks a lot for the clarification. Why didn't he just say that when I spoke to him? He said it like I knew what that was supposed to mean, lol
8/14/14, 03:04 PM
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Looks like the clutch isn't covered under warranty like I hoped, they wanna charge me $1280 for the parts and install. I don't think I'm gonna be doing that. Any suggestions on an aftermarket?
8/14/14, 03:09 PM
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McLeod MXT is what I see a lot of racers use at the strip on the MT-82 trans.
8/14/14, 03:27 PM
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