Loses power on hill and when I accelerate or when the transmission down shifts?

2005 BUICK RENDEZVOUS
120,000 MILES • 3.4L • 6 CYL • AUTOMATIC
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CINDYCLARK
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Loses power on hill and when i accelerate or its shifts down and the RPMs go past 2.5 have no power, and I can hear the engine bog.
Jul 14, 2022 at 3:53 AM
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This can be one of two things, either the fuel pump is getting weak, or the catalytic converter is clogged, but we should run the codes to see what comes up this guide can help:

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

Here is a guide to help you check the fuel pressure and I have left instructions in the diagrams below on how to change out the fuel pump:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

This guide can help you see if the cat converter is bad:

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

This guide can help as well:

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

Check out the diagrams (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem.

Jul 14, 2022 at 10:05 AM