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Acceleration issue

Tiny
PATRICIA MEEKER ALLARD
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  • 2004 TOYOTA COROLLA
  • 193,000 MILES
Car has "sputtered" upon acceleration after a red light and also once when accelerating while driving. Car well maintained. What would be the primary cause of this and is there any chance it has to do with the catalytic converter?
Thursday, August 11th, 2016 AT 9:26 AM

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Tiny
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Doubt it is the converter, try cleaning throttle plate on both sides and IAC hole with choke cleaner see if that helps.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/throttle-actuator-service
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Thursday, August 11th, 2016 AT 9:34 AM
Tiny
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Thanks for your speedy reply. What is the iac hole?
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Thursday, August 11th, 2016 AT 9:48 AM
Tiny
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Idle air control, it is kind of like an oblong hole, sometimes round you will see it once you get ducting off to clean plate.
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Thursday, August 11th, 2016 AT 9:56 AM
Tiny
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Thanks again!
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Thursday, August 11th, 2016 AT 10:00 AM
Tiny
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Please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help

Best, Ken
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Friday, August 12th, 2016 AT 12:27 PM

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