XJ XJ6 / XJR6 ( X300 ) 1995-1997

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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 03:53 PM
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My 97 xjr has recently developed a loss of power issue at wot. The car runs and drives beautiful any where from 1/2-3/4 throttle, but in sport mode full throttle the car seems to have a no power "sorta like a bad clutch slipping" on a manual transmission car, the revs go up and just hang there, but it doesn't want to move. I was thinking maybe it has a fuel related issue like a dirty filter? I just recently finished doing the water pump and it started occurring after. I was thinking about testing the coil plugs and changing out the spark plugs as well. No check engine light(s). Any suggestions?
 
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Old Dec 25, 2013 | 09:06 PM
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I found my problem, thanks everyone. The gasket flooded my spark plug and coil plug:
 
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Old Dec 26, 2013 | 02:02 AM
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It would seem a miracle that it ever generated any power at all in those circumstances. I hadn't realised just how dramatic that oil issue can be!
 
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Old Dec 27, 2013 | 01:55 PM
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I was also getting a cylinder #6 injector code every now and then, but I took the cover off and found the power wire crimped. I tested cylinder #1 with a dvom and got 12 volts and cylinder #6 was getting about 6-7 volts. I repaired that also, but hopefully this can help someone out in the future if they have a similar issue.



 
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