Q: Judder at low speed and lose power
Ford Mondeo 1.8 zetec has cold start wen engine is cold, Judders in 1st 2nd 3rd gear only at take off for any 30secs ,it takes time to build up speed and time to drop speed. Sometimes i have a petrol smell in car.I gave car a major service and changed leads. Wat could it be??
My car has 373000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.
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