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(Message started by: Del on Jun 29^th, 2009, 9:02pm)

Title: Scorpio slow
Post by Del on Jun 29^th, 2009, 9:02pm

MOT passed today which is great :)
Was sat for 6 years so i'll account for that.
Now it's a 2.0 P plate ultima, changed battery topped up water and it runs perfectly, but god is it slow I mean it gets going if you thrash it but, had foot to floor and it was litterally hardly getting any faster, pulls off fine.
Now gearbox oil (auto) needs filling I know that could this be a cause.

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Jun 29^th, 2009, 9:23pm

Check the pipes from the autobox to the cooler - they have metal to rubber joints which corrode and leak which could explain where your fluid has gone ???

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Del on Jun 29^th, 2009, 9:31pm

on 06/29/09 at 21:23:58, Scorpio_Mike wrote:

Check the pipes from the autobox to the cooler - they have metal to rubber joints which corrode and leak which could explain where your fluid has gone ???

There is fluid in there, it just doesn't pull of in drive sometimes when cold?

But any ideas to why it was so slow as I did have my foot hard down and it crept from 30 to 35, when I really thrashed the nads off it I got to 70, but before that it was so slow.

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Highlander on Jun 29^th, 2009, 9:49pm

is it changing up ok?

tried cleaning the MAF?

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Del on Jun 29^th, 2009, 9:53pm

Changes up fine, is there any special way to clean the MAF (is this the one that joins onto the air filter).

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Highlander on Jun 29^th, 2009, 10:02pm

thats the one

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cleanmaf.htm

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by wojtekor on Jun 29^th, 2009, 10:21pm

it's a 2.0 it is slow by design }{ }{

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Highlander on Jun 29^th, 2009, 10:29pm

Not really, they have a pretty good diff gearing the old 2.0 16v's ;)

I still reckon they are quicker than a 24v off the mark

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Chris_Basel on Jun 30^th, 2009, 8:32am

There was a similar thread recently about a slow 2.0
http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Advice;action=display;num=1242658156

Changing the crumbling top loom on mine has helped as it was all bare wires, but the last thread also mentioned checking if the catalytic convertor is blocked. I've not checked mine yet but it's worth a thought.

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Jonnycab on Jun 30^th, 2009, 9:56am

When did you last replace the plugs ?.....old & worn plugs can severly affect acceleration :)

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Del on Jun 30^th, 2009, 7:33pm

on 06/30/09 at 09:56:05, Jonnycab wrote:

When did you last replace the plugs ?.....old & worn plugs can severly affect acceleration :)

Dunno to be honest mate, last service was at 105,401 it's on 122976 now :-/

Thanks for the link highlander :)

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Del on Jun 30^th, 2009, 7:34pm

It was never a slow car, and I find the 2.0 a pretty quick car (well it was) need to remember though 6 years it's been standing.

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Highlander on Jun 30^th, 2009, 7:48pm

Shouldnt make much difference if its passed an MOT, all the brakes and things must be free and working.

Has it had those plugs in for 6 years?? :)

Re the blocked/broken cat theory, what i do to check that is to slacken off or disconnect the exhaust at the manifold so the exhaust gasses can escape then try it, (noisy though) ;)

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Jonnycab on Jul 2^nd, 2009, 1:44am

on 06/30/09 at 19:33:13, Del wrote:

Dunno to be honest mate, last service was at 105,401 it's on 122976 now :-/

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but that's 17575 miles & 6+ years since the last service, so that means it's 7575 miles overdue for a service. If the plugs weren't replaced at the last service, then who knows how long they've been in there & how many miles they've done ;)

Have you removed the plugs to check their condition ? :)

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Del on Jul 2^nd, 2009, 4:42pm

on 07/02/09 at 01:44:29, Jonnycab wrote:

Will change the plugs, they look pretty clean mind you but will do with an oil & filter change.

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by Tons_of_fun on Jul 9^th, 2009, 12:38am

Partially blocked fuel filter ? ? ?

Title: Re: Scorpio slow
Post by BENZA on Jul 14^th, 2009, 5:29pm

mine was aswell slow, felt like it were towing a caravan. changed plugs and re-adjusted acceleration cable and what a difference!!!!!!! i was suprised that 2.0 could pull that way, and knowing that scorpio is not a small car!