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mr kilmer

today feel lost 40% power in city 50mph. and highway 60mph up lost 50%
.very hard go up 1 mile after 65mph
. new air fiter . no engine light on. no misfire change oil on time every5000 miles spark plug change 98000 miles ago.    feel no  power   when press gas pedal

120000 belt change. coolant last year.. tranny fluid every 50k miles.

 

2014 camry  i4   

154000 miles now

no code, engine light not on

 


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Posted by: @fisher-brown

engine light not on . there r no code. so there should not have po420 cattalytic converter clogged.

I wouldn't count on it. I had a car that sputtered and stalled and would barely move. No codes or engine lights.
The cats were completely plugged up.


thx


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Start with cleaning the MAF sensor and throttle body. 


maf sensor is good 2.5g at idle clean it evey year at summer. throtle body cleand 100k miles ago now 154000.


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Time for some new plugs too.


spark . denso changed 98000 miles ago


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measure your fuel pressure

Check for clogged catalytic converters since you had mixture problems before


engine light not on . there r no code. so there should not have po420 cattalytic converter clogged. i think is fuel pump problem. need to check fuel presssure. thx i dont know how to do it need to bring to shop. never change fuel filter . or fuel sock ( fuel strainer) nevery changed. my old 2005 corolla 270000 miles nevery go this b4.


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Posted by: @fisher-brown

i dont know how to do it

It shouldn't be too hard. I think most modern cars have a schrader valve on the fuel rail . You just hook up a pressure gauge (in the range of 100PSI) to it. I built one for about $20. Or harbor freight sells one for $32. If you're really hard up there are places that loan tools.

 

I don't think you have GDI, so pressure should be in the neighbourhood of 40-50 PSI. Might as well grab a repair manual too.

 

Cycle the key on an off a few times to see if it builds up pressure and holds is fairly steady for 15 mins or so. Then I tuck the gauge under a wiper and go for a drive and keep watching it.


thx


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