Q: Loss of power, takes longer to start.

asked by on November 13, 2016

Okay, so two days ago i had to replace my coolant because it froze in the engine. I drained it, thawed it and flushed plus a refill. But now the car takes longer to start, it has almost no power from 1-4 thousand rpms and it idles a bit rough sometimes. I was thinking maybe the camshaftsenor is the problem here but I'm in no way a mechanic so I wanted a word from a pro. Thanks in advance
My car has a manual transmission.

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