2002 Mazda MPV sputtering

Tiny
WILDDOLPHINS
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  • 2002 MAZDA MPV
  • 6 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 111,498 MILES
My car starting to sputter while driving like a cough and sometimes stops when I accelerate some. I thought it may be a fuel filter but I guess I don't have one, any suggestions what this could be?
Monday, February 4th, 2008 AT 1:52 PM

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Tiny
TARHEELBLUE73
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Is your check engine light on? If so get a scan at Autozone or Advanced and make sure that the engine is running despite the fact that codes should be saved regardless. The reason I say this is because mine was doing the same thing especially with the a/c running. But if I got on the gas it would bog down and stall if I didn't let off. My mass air flow sensor went out but the computer would not register the problem unless the engine was running and did not store the code. Went to Autozone, ran a scan and no codes relating to the Mass air flow. Now I have a coolant temp sensor problem and that was the real reason behind the scan. Thought the bogging was a result of that because the engine was idling at 1500-2G's and flooding itself. Had the shop repair the coolant sensor and they ran a scan with the engine running and it called out the mass airflow sensor. This I believe may be the problem. Your coils are another thing since you are at 100k miles. But an airflow problem of some sort is where I would be betting. My ride is a '02 MPV ES with 106K miles.
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008 AT 8:49 AM

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