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1990 Ford Taurus Acceleration

Tiny
MJMARTINEZ
  • MEMBER
  • 1990 FORD TAURUS
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 60,000 MILES
Car starts and drives fine except when accelerating quickly as in getting on freeway or merging into traffic. It boggs down and stalls, then its catches itself and accelerates.
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 AT 8:10 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
  • MECHANIC
  • 75,992 POSTS
Inspect and test all the following listed below:

Oxygen sensor
Catalytic converter
Dirty fuel injectors (cleaning the injectors often fixes this).
Bad MAP (manifold absolute pressure) sensor
Bad TPS (throttle position) sensor
Bad or dirty MAF (mass airflow) sensor
Low fuel pressure (leaky fuel pressure regulator or weak fuel pump)
Vacuum leaks (intake manifold, vacuum hoses, throttle body, EGR valve)
Bad gasoline (fuel contaminated with water or too much alcohol)
Dirty or worn spark plugs
Bad plug wires
Weak ignition coil
Cap and rotor

Note:If it doesn't apply disregard.
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Sunday, February 7th, 2010 AT 12:34 AM

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