Re: Going up hill lack of power and smoke pulled over...
It will lack lots of power going up hill, especially if its a really steep one and you keep it in drive. Make sure you downshift to second, or fist if its really steep.
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YOU in UK and have a LORRY (means truck , in ROTW)
EDC 3776 electronics Diesel controller ,
engine lost power up a hill, sure.
No truck makers name?
no year truck
what size engine/? diesel?
lost power is :
1: bad fuel
2: filters dirty or packed up.
3: injectors clogged.
4: weak pumps.
5: other problems with EDC , scanned and seen,
6: truck needs service. or hill too tall./? IDK I can not see the hill.
Oct 17, 2006 - I just ran into my first problem - The car runs fantastic on flats, going downhill,... ... No problem pulling up that hill at slow speed - plenty of power. It's only when out on a ... Anyone got a handle on a good used torque converter?
CarGurusOct 17, 2013 - I lose power on hills change the fuel pump and checked timing changed catalytic ... The TPS will make the ECU "go nuts" as it says...I'm here. ... has no power going up hill with small boat on, on flat ground runs good 1 answer.
fuel pump may be going bad have pressure tested on vehicle when warm also egr valve may be going bad or has bad carbon build up lack of power a miss will give u a trouble code[check engine] as well as egr valve and other emission parts but fuel pump usually does not
You may want to check engine performance. If you have any problem with either the fuel (including filter) or ignition system (including timing chain) the transmission will react to the subsequent lack of power, in order to maximize remaining power... This includes early downshifts. good luck
i know the camp verde hill of which you speak , last vehicle in the shop with that same scenario , after doing everything possible including a catalyst check , as we could not duplicate the problem , we replaced fuel pump at owners request and next trip he confirmed it was a fix .
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