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When I lightly depress on the gas, the engine sputters or hesitates like as if it was about to stall unless I give it more gas. This happens when leaving the curbside or starting from a traffic light. It used to also happen when I would turn the steering wheel while standing. It seems worse in the morning, but can happen when the engine is hot as well. During regular driving everything is fine. Could this be something simple like the fuel filter or O2 sensors? Neither has been replaced. The car has 67k miles on the dial. This hasen't been a problem (YET!), but I'd like to fix this.
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lekmedm
'98 Mystique Zetec w/ auto trans
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Originally posted by lekmedm:
When I lightly depress on the gas, the engine sputters or hesitates like as if it was about to stall unless I give it more gas. This happens when leaving the curbside or starting from a traffic light. It used to also happen when I would turn the steering wheel while standing. It seems worse in the morning, but can happen when the engine is hot as well. During regular driving everything is fine. Could this be something simple like the fuel filter or O2 sensors? Neither has been replaced. The car has 67k miles on the dial. This hasen't been a problem (YET!), but I'd like to fix this.
TIA
lekmedm
Hello and welcome to the CEG, I have a simmilar problem and I've also asked this question. My Zetec seems to sputter/hessitate when I accelerate slowly when at the lights or curb. Does not always happen, mostly when the engine is cold. The answers I was getting, was that it is a "normal" characteristic of the Zetec and not to worry about it. Gives me one more excuse to have a heavy foot!  Stephen
96 Contour, GL, Zetec, ATX.
03/18/1996 Build Date.
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Thanks for the replies! Stephen! I always have trouble just accepting "normal for the vehicle" explanations when in 3 years of driving I never had any such problem. These little quircks can be difficult to isolate, but in the end proper functioning is proper functioning. Thanks for replying, anyway. I appreciate the opinion. zaphod_fl! Being a newbie I have to ask a simple (maybe silly) question. What does MAF stand for? And where is it exactly? You wouldn't happen to have any pictures, would you?  Thanks for the info. Anyone else have any more ideas? lekmedm
'98 Mystique Zetec w/ auto trans
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Kenwood KDC-MPV7017 CD/MP3 HU
Kenwood KFC-6889ie 6x8" 3-way speakers
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Originally posted by lekmedm:
Thanks for the replies!
Stephen! I always have trouble just accepting "normal for the vehicle" explanations when in 3 years of driving I never had any such problem. These little quircks can be difficult to isolate, but in the end proper functioning is proper functioning. Thanks for replying, anyway. I appreciate the opinion.
lekmedm
Perhaps what your experiencing is worse than me. Sorry I can't be of more help. I've owned my tour for almost a year and it has always done it. I've gotten used to the slight hessitation when I accelerate slowly from the lights. I don't think of it as a problem, just a quirk. Stephen
96 Contour, GL, Zetec, ATX.
03/18/1996 Build Date.
Drop in K&N
NGK Laser Platinum Premium Spark plugs
Niehoff Premium Ignition wires
Wheel Well Air Intake Resonator removed.
*Just the beginning*
2000 Windstar SEL
K&N Air filter
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96 Contour, GL, Zetec, ATX.
03/18/1996 Build Date.
Drop in K&N
NGK Laser Platinum Premium Spark plugs
Niehoff Premium Ignition wires
Wheel Well Air Intake Resonator removed.
*Just the beginning*
2000 Windstar SEL
K&N Air filter
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Originally posted by lekmedm:
Thanks for the replies!
Stephen! I always have trouble just accepting "normal for the vehicle" explanations when in 3 years of driving I never had any such problem. These little quircks can be difficult to isolate, but in the end proper functioning is proper functioning. Thanks for replying, anyway. I appreciate the opinion.
zaphod_fl! Being a newbie I have to ask a simple (maybe silly) question. What does MAF stand for? And where is it exactly? You wouldn't happen to have any pictures, would you? Thanks for the info.
Anyone else have any more ideas?
lekmedm
Sorry. It took me asking the question too... MAF == Mass Air Flow sensor. It is right after the air filter box before the resonator. I can't post pictures (tried once, didn't work)
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I also cleaned the connector to the MAF and immediatly reset the PCM by pulling fuses 4 & 11. Sorry you are still getting the hesitation.
I am getting the 'Mod' bug bad... Looking for an SVT exhaust.
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hmmm... Mass Air Flow Sensor... I'll take a look, but I get the feeling I'm going to have to peek in a manual to be sure of what I'm looking for.
Can anyone else help?
Thanks zaphod.
lekmedm
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Kenwood KDC-MPV7017 CD/MP3 HU
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Its right after the airbox, it looks like a black square. There is a black connector on the top with a few wires coming out of it.
Remove the airbox. The tube you look through going to the throttle body has a silver piece going throught the middle of it. Thats the MAF.
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