power loss

Subie59 · #1 05-01-2008, 09:38 PM

ok folks. I was driving home from work today. on the hwy cruising along at 120 km/hr when I started to lose power and eventually came to a complete stop with all my dash lights on. I shut the car down, restarted it and drove home with no problems.
In the past month or so I noticed the car "whistles" whenever I give it gas... almost sounds like a fuel pump or fuel injector problem.
When I first got in the car this evening I noticed the whistling was a little louder than usual.
After the car stalled and I restarted it on the hwy. the whistling seems to have stopped.
Any ideas what may have caused this power loss and eventual stall....
thanks

Subie59 · #2 05-02-2008, 10:49 AM

ok had to take the dog to the vet this morning and once again the car had no power. I made it over and back but that's about it. If I hit the gas the tach goes higher but the speed does not.... ohoh starting to look a little like it might be a tranny issue. Any suggestions?
I've been searching the list and originally thought it was the MAF and I guess it still could be but I'm also starting to think tranny even though the tranny has never given me a problem. Oh, it was raining both last night and today so I wonder if the dampness might be playing a role...
94 LSI with 170,000 kilometres

Maxo · #3 05-02-2008, 11:15 AM

Sounds like a transmission issue based on your second post. When my high clutch went out it had similar symptoms. I'd be driving along on the highway and it would feel like something was slipping since I could increase my rmps but I wouldn't go any faster. Eventually it couldn't even go into third or fourth and I ended up replacing the transmission.
Not saying this is what's wrong with your car but it's certainly a possibility and probably the worst case scenario.

Subie59 · #4 05-02-2008, 11:27 AM

Thanks Maxo. Worst case scenario for sure... I'm going to take the car out on the weekend and do some tests to see what happens. Should be able to get a better feel for the problem then.

wantafastsvx · #5 05-02-2008, 12:40 PM

hmm... first post sounds like an alternator possibly going out but probably not based on the second post. I thought when the light christmas treed' it was usually the alt. Just a thought. If the alt had no power coming out of it and the battery was dead it wouldnt have enough juice to power the coils or anything else for that matter. Atleast thats how jeeps are when the battery is toast. Got to feather the pedal just to get it to stay running. Sorry wish i could help more but thats all i got.

Trevor · #6 05-02-2008, 03:44 PM

Your description is not conclusive, and it would appear that adjusting the brake band is worth a shot.