Engine power loss after driving about one to two hours

Tiny
JASON SHIREY
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  • 2006 MAZDA 6
  • 3.0L
  • V6
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 130,000 MILES
No check engine light is on, after driving about an hour or so the engine will start to loose power, the speed will go from 75 mph 70, 65, 60 etc, when the engine starts to loose power if you put the car into neutral and turn the key off and let the car cost for about ten seconds and restart the car it will pick up the engine power again for about fifteen minutes then start to loose the power again, when the car acts up if you try to speed up it will start to buck, and act like it bogs down. Things I have tried to do to correct the problem was change one catalytic converter, removed the Mass air flow sensor and cleaned it with mass air flow cleaner. Thanks for any comments.
Saturday, July 8th, 2017 AT 12:48 PM

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Tiny
KEN L
  • MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
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Hello,

It sounds like you have a fuel pump that is starting to go out. Here is a couple of guides and some diagrams (below) so you can get the problem fixed.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-fuel-system-pressure-and-regulator

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-electric-fuel-pump

It looks like your car has a trap door so you don't need to pull the tank YA!

So you can double check the catalytic converter.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-a-catalytic-converter

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/engine-has-low-power-output

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
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Monday, July 10th, 2017 AT 11:41 AM

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