Loss of power

1993 ISUZU AMIGO
200,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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MISSY REEDY
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I am stranded and bought this sight unseen. My immediate problem is that if i press the throttle pedal to accelerate very hard it sputters i have to accelerate very slowly. Worse though, it lugs down to nothing going up even very slight inclines i have to shift down
On the highway last night trying to get home (two weeks stranded away from home now) i had to shift to second and it was not even a real hill.
I do know the engine flashes 44 constantly. I am low on cash and cannot get mechanic for at least a week. Please help!
Jul 15, 2017 at 10:17 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like the engine is misfiring or you have a catalytic converter that may be plugged.

Here are a few guides to help you do some testing so we can get the problem fixed.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-misfires-or-runs-rough

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-tune-up-a-car-engine

and

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

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

Please run some tests and get back to us we are interested to see what it is.

Cheers, Ken

Jul 17, 2017 at 11:31 AM