Kia rio 2014 1.25 petrol dilemma

[Timmos1974]

Looking for a bit of advice and people’s opinions.

My son has a 2014 Kia Rio 1.25 petrol. He’s experiencing a lack of power in 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears, although 1st seems fine.

The engine idles normally, but when accelerating there seems to be a noticeable loss of power, along with a metallic noise when revving.

Does anyone have any ideas what could be causing this? Could it be something like a timing chain issue, or possibly something else?

Any thoughts or similar experiences would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Ps no engine light or fault codes

[ninepoint2]

I'm no expert but sounds like it might be clutch related

[richhead]

could be a hundred things, ask someone who knows to have a look.

[E-bmw]

Timmos1974 said:

My son has a 2014 Kia Rio 1.25 petrol. He s experiencing a lack of power in 2nd, 3rd and 4th gears, although 1st seems fine.

The engine idles normally, but when accelerating there seems to be a noticeable loss of power, along with a metallic noise when revving.

That description really doesn't help to narrow it down unfortunately & I am guessing that neither of you are mechanically minded enough to start working on it yourself.

Best advice would be to get it into a garage ASAP before any further damage is done.