Surging problem

1996 HONDA ACCORD
191,787 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CHRISTOPHER IVAN ROEDER
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When I start my car it surges up and down and won't stop until I put it in drive. then it'll continue to surge when I'm at a stop light etc.
Sep 11, 2019 at 8:01 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

This is probably going to be a vacuum leak with your vehicle. A vacuum leak or intake leak is defined as any unmetered air that enters into your vehicle's engine's combustion chamber. Unmetered air is defined as any air entering the vehicle's engine's combustion chambers past the Mass Air Flow sensor (MAF). Here is a link below on how to find a vacuum leak in your vehicle:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-an-engine-vacuum-gauge

Please go through this guide and get back to us with what you are able to find out.

Thanks,
Alex
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Sep 11, 2019 at 4:30 PM
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