Car loses power going up a hill

Tiny
CGOEBEL
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  • 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
  • 6 CYL
  • 190,000 MILES
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix. I replaced the air filter and then the next day went to drive the car. When I turned it on it cranked but immediately turned off. I did this three times, then popped the hood. I noticed the hose at the opposite end of the air filter had come loose and that was why the car was dying off. Ever since that (I don't know if it is related), when the car is going uphill it looses vast amounts of power. Any ideas?
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 AT 3:06 PM

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Tiny
AUSERNAME123456
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Sometimes the air intake hose will pop off because the motor mounts are bad. As far as losing power going up hill I would change the fuel filter and see if it runs alot better.
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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 AT 3:57 PM
Tiny
PROTECH1980
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You say you replaced the air filter, was it really dirty? First thing that comes to mind with this power loss issue is a dirty/or malfunctioning mass air flow sensor, the mass air flow sensor has tiny little sensors inside that can become dirty causing the readings to be off that can lead to power loss, I would suggest you try cleaning the MAF with an approved cleaner, I'm sure it's available at auto parts store. Clean it and retest operation. Other causes could be a restricted exhaust system, fuel pressure or delivery issue. Do you have a check engine light on? If so, get that checked, that could lead us to a direction of diagnoses as well. Let me know.
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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011 AT 10:22 PM

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