2002 Kia Rio fix

2002 KIA RIO
140,000 MILES • 1.5L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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TMONICA49
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When driving down the street with content presser on gas the rpms will drop and the speed like Im not pushing on the gas and it won't incress in speed till I let off the gas and push on it again some time it fixs the problem other time I have to keep doing it to keep going on the road what could be the problum
Feb 28, 2015 at 5:17 PM
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ASEMASTER6371
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there could be a couple of issues causing this.

1. timing belt has too much slack effecting engine timing

2. low fuel pressure

3. clogged cat converter

these items should be checked and confirmed.

Roy
Mar 1, 2015 at 8:49 AM
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