power drops of and engine stalls but runs fine on restart?

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power drops of and engine stalls but runs fine on restart?

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Hi all, I have a problem with 1.6TD (JX) engine

I drive along and it just loses power, when i pull over it either idols roughly or stalls - on restart is will pull off fine and with gusto but the power will then go again (could be in about a mile or it can be fine for several miles and not happen again for a few days) - this is slowly getting worse and happening more frequent. I have drained the water out of the fuel filter but can't think what else it could be - runs fine one minute , hour day or two and then just loses power until the engine has restarted

Has anyone got any ideas before I give my christmas savings to the local garage?
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Re: power drops of and engine stalls but runs fine on restart?

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flush the tank out

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Cheers Faggie,
do you think it could be bits in the tank that are blocking the strainer or water in the tank?
Cheers Mate, i will look into it :)
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Re: power drops of and engine stalls but runs fine on restart?

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Just to finish this thread, it turned out to be the diesel filter - when it was cut open it was choked right up with crap. The tank has now been cleaned out and a new fuel filter and al is well =]
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