Loss of engine power

2008 SATURN OUTLOOK
176,284 MILES • 3.6L • AUTOMATIC
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VAUGHNDWAIN
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Reduced engine power, car moves slow.
Nov 3, 2020 at 1:13 PM
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DANNY L
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Hello, I'm Danny.

With the car being in reduced power mode there must be an engine fault. Is the check engine light on? The first thing is to have any stored engine codes scanned. If you don't have access to a scanner or code reader most auto parts stores have a tool loaner program and can rent you one. Here is a tutorial showing what is involved:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/reduced-power-limp-mode

Once you have the code or codes read get back to us with the code information and we can then properly diagnose. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.
Nov 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM
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KASEKENNY
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There are a number of things we need to start with. Here is a guide that explains the basics:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output

Let's start going through this and checking these things so we can see what turns up.

Also, we need to check for codes.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

Let us know what you find with this information and we can go from there. Thanks
Nov 3, 2020 at 2:02 PM
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