Car loses power, exhaust heats up and sputters

run the fault codes first
check the cat converter for failure blocking the exhaust

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About five weeks ago, after driving for 1/2 mile, my car cut out with no warninh ... 26-08-11, 12:04 #1 ... I have a 51 Ford Focus 1.6 petrol, about 77000 miles on the clock. ... to check it wasn't anything I was doing, and whilst it wasn't half as bad, he did ... My main concern is the power failures causing the car to actually cut out ...Missing: kuga ‎11600 ‎stutters

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Sounds like it could have a stopped up catalytic converter, on way to tell for sure is when it loses power check the exhaust coming out if there is little air flow it is stopped up and simply can't breathe,

it sounds like you may have a clogged catylic convertor in your exhaust system. after the car has run for a while look at the convertor under the car sometimes they will get red from the heat. or even the exhaust manifold could be red. this just happened to my suv. to confirm that it was my convertors I drilled a 3/8 in hole in the exhaust before the convertors. then I test drove the car going up a steep hill and the car ran fine no more lack of power and the engine ran smooth. if this is not the problem and you drilled a hole in the exhaust pipe then just go to a muffler shop and they will weld the hole closed for a few dollars. good luck

Check fuel pressure. Check for restricted exhaust system, Cat converter.

Check your fuel pressure and plug wires,. The smell is unburned gasoline from an engine misfire.

P0130 is an oxygen sensor heater malfunction code. Did you check for power and ground to the sensor heater circuit? If it's not getting power and ground it won't heat up and that will cause a P1166. You're throwing parts at it instead of diagnosing the root cause.

replace the EGR unit
put a can of injector cleaner in the tank
check the cat converter for blocking the exhaust system

i have an 86 dodge ram 50 that sputters when i step on gas going up hill after it warms up ive changed the gasket twice with no luck solving problem it runs fine in neutral but in gear under a load it sputters

I would look under the car mid way for an exhaust leak.There will be an oval shaped clamp with 2 studs about 3`` apart on the side of the catalytic converter holding a wired sensor in place. Check to see if you have an open exhaust sensor port or burned out gasket with your sensor hanging off the pipe. If so the sensor has vibrated loose and is sucking in fresh air and throwing off the emission sensors in the engine. If the sensor is hanging off and you drive, the wiring could break and you might lose the entire device.$$$$
I was driving my RX300 last week and it literally just started to sputter and the sensor fell off the studs, the nuts had rotted off from heat... Easy fix for me luckily a gasket and 2 new studs , but I had to have the dash lights reprogrammed ans well.
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