Car loses power after around 10k of highway drive

Asked by GuruY4LQK Feb 16, 2018 at 10:15 PM about the 2012 Chevrolet Captiva Sport LTZ AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car loses 50% of power while
driving.turn enjoying on and
off then full power returns for
a time then same again.

1 Answer

GuruVFCJJ answered 5 years ago

I have the same car and you have to clean the intake valves with seafoam top engine spray or take intake off and use chemical cleaner to clean valves manualy,. my car had misfire on cylinder 2 and now have to replace left head,,.. very spendy ,,. good luck,,. also there are shops that do walnut blasting to cleaning.

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