loss of power on hills

1993 MAZDA PROTEGE
155,572 MILES
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FLESHEATER
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i recently replaced the fuel filter , spark plugs and wires ,oil change and filter,new exhaust, worked fine for about a day then while i was going up a hill my car started to sputter turns out that a spark plug wire had poped off the distributor cap replaced the wire and now i have no power going up hills and it seems to be getting worse
Mar 6, 2012 at 8:47 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Have the exhaust system checked for restriction and also the fuel pressure-start here
Mar 6, 2012 at 8:51 PM
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it's a whole new exhaust except for the muffler how do i check the fuel pressure but also like i said it didnt start untill the sparkplug wire came off
Mar 6, 2012 at 8:55 PM
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Have the ignition coil tested-fuel pressure check,you need a fuel pressure tester hook up at the fuel rail test port to check
Mar 6, 2012 at 9:15 PM
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FIXITMR
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why did you replace all that stuff in the first place?
Mar 6, 2012 at 9:18 PM
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general tune up and the exhaust was full of holes
Mar 6, 2012 at 9:22 PM