Unsurprisingly fuel consumption is also sh*t at the moment!

Had a look at the car this afternoon. Checked the wiring between the MAF plug and the red plug on the ECU as per Sierrafery's post, no problems here. Also no sign of any oil contamination in the red plug. Took out the pressure sensor in the manifold, it was covered in muck, so I cleaned it...

Dave, Pretty sure it's the engine and not a problem with the TC. I do sometimes select lower gears when towing, and I did try that when it first played up but it made no difference. It's quite weird, if you use a light throttle you can accelerate gently but if you floor it you get no...

Thanks for the reply. I did try it with the MAF disconnected before I replaced the fuel pump and it made no difference but I will try it again. Will also try plugging the EGR pipe later today. Air filter is a K&N one, and I cleaned and re-oiled that when it first played up. Auto'box oil...

I have an ongoing problem with our 1999 TD5 Auto (115,000 mile). It was running fine up until 4 weeks ago whe my wife towed our horse trailer back from taking our daughter to an event. She said that the car was seriously down on power, especially going up hills. I took it for a run with the...