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98 Gt Power Loss - No Check Engine Light - Help

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I have a 98 ford mustang that i bought 3 months ago its a gt, i been having loss of power issues, they have got worse with no check engine light. I took to mechanic and the said it was fuel pump we replaced that the fuel filter plugs wires and the throttle position sensor, still the same i cant even spin the tires most of the time. Sometime its worse than others. It idles fine and runs perfect if i baby it. Soon as i step on it the power is gone well alot less then b4. I seen a post asking if someone with similar problem washed engine cause i did . Thanks for the help
 

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Sorry, I didn't notice where this was posted, I will move it to the correct place
 

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Thomasfellows73 said:
I have a 98 ford mustang that i bought 3 months ago its a gt, i been having loss of power issues, they have got worse with no check engine light. I took to mechanic and the said it was fuel pump we replaced that the fuel filter plugs wires and the throttle position sensor, still the same i cant even spin the tires most of the time. Sometime its worse than others. It idles fine and runs perfect if i baby it. Soon as i step on it the power is gone well alot less then b4. I seen a post asking if someone with similar problem washed engine cause i did . Thanks for the help
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So you took a hose and sprayed your engine down with water? This problem occurred after you did this? Have you checked for codes?
 
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There are no codes and im not sure if the power problems were after i pressure washed the motor. And the no code thing the mechanic i was going to says nothing is wrong but when they test drove it they dont step on it so there not getting the power loss
 

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What mods?
 
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I havent done any. Its pretty stock 4.6
 
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I went to another mechanic today and explained what im telling you, and he said he thinks its a compression problem but it would b 400 dollars to tell me . Definitely hope its not that
 

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Often an ignition system problem or fuel pump problem can happen without throwing codes. Are you certain there are not MSD boxes, performance chips, or anything of that nature, installed?
 

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Thomasfellows73 said:
I cant even spin the tires most of the time.
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I have owned a 1996 GT automatic that ran fine. The only time it could spin the tires was during a rain storm. Honestly the 1996-1998 GT isn't that fast. Especially the automatic.

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I seen a post asking if someone with similar problem washed engine cause i did
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Why are you guessing? It just takes a few minutes to remove the spark plug wires and blow out the spark plug wells.
 
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Oh ok im just no mechanic and thats why im here for some advice. I wanna fix it . And when i baught the car it was much faster than it is now its noticable that i have lost power
 
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And I don't know if there's any upgrades I guess I need to find out but as far as I know there is none
 
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And I don't know if this is it connected issue or something totally different but I do have a ticking noise when I hit the throttle and the mechanic two different mechanics told me they thought it was an exhaust leak now I don't know if that has anything to do with it or not just trying to give you all the info that I know about
 

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Clean the MAF with electronics spray
 
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Will try that
 
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