2000 Honda Civic Hesitates during acceleration

Tiny
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The car hesitates after you start from a dead stop. Acceleration begins normally but then there is a hesitation afterwhich aceleration resumes. There is no shuttering or shaking during the hesitation and the car runs fine afterwards.
Friday, December 4th, 2009 AT 9:54 AM

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Tiny
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2000 Honda Civic Hesitates during acceleration

Oxygen sensor
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)

Sometimes, what feels like a hesitation is actually ignition misfire rather than lean misfire. The causes of ignition misfire may include:

Dirty or worn spark plugs
Bad plug wires
Weak ignition coil
Wet plug wires
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Friday, December 4th, 2009 AT 11:49 AM

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