1989 Toyota Corolla Help with throttle issues...

170,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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JACKRABBIT16
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The car seems to stutter a lot when accelerating. Its almost as if the engine simply cuts out for a brief second then resumes then cuts out again. This provides for very slow acceleration and it only seems to happen at low RPM's. I replaced the air filter, the plug wires and the plugs, but this doesn't seem to have helped. Fuel filter will be the next path I guess, but any other suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Dec 10, 2009 at 8:03 AM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Do the fuel filter and check for any vacuum leaks, also get a scan done to check for any unresolved fault codes, you don't always get a check light with all codes, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
Dec 10, 2009 at 8:34 AM
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