Felt like some power is being disconnected

Maintenance/Repairs
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Hey! It’s me again.

P0401 has already been fixed (for now). Just cleaned the EGR valve. That’s good for now.

Another question. This happened twice already. Im driving, cruising, when I felt likea power got cut off somewhere that made my vehicle jerk forward amd back. Any general idea on the cause?

Reason I ask is that there is an oil leak, confirmed by a Ford mechanic, somewhere, as suspected earlier. And fixing that oil leak, based on what I read from the Internet is around $400 to $900 depending on what is the cause of it.

So before I commit on fixing that oil leak as well as the rear drum brake replacement and battery replacement. I want to know any general idea of what that jerking is all about. I am just avoiding to unnecessarily flush money down the toilet.

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An oil leak wouldn’t cause that unless the oil level was very low. I presume you mean the engine power felt like it was being cut on then it came back on. That might be the ignition switch or the fuel pump. Try driving w/just the key in the ignition switch, no key chain.