1995 Pontiac Sunfire missfires on acceleration

Tiny
MADMIKE88
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  • 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE
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1995 Pontiac Sunfire Front Wheel Drive Automatic 221 00 miles

i just bought a 95 sunfire and when I step on it hard it spits, sputters and missfires

its rele laggy when this happens

any help is apprieciated
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 AT 11:58 AM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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Could be caused by the following:

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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Sunday, March 29th, 2009 AT 12:03 PM

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