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So, I owned a 2005 corolla for several years and it was a great little car until a moron performed an illegal U-turn and totaled it.
I am back to Corolla ownership but this time a 5spd 2002 with 167k miles. I bought it off a professor that took care of this car like it was his only child. The thing is mint outside of this hesitation issue and a check engine code (po441). He told me he spent $1100 trying to fix this problem and gave up so he let it go cheap.
He had all new injectors installed with new plugs but it hasn't fixed the problem. I have only been driving it for a week now and immediately noticed the issue. Before I start digging around and testing things I've been told to run a compression test to make sure I don't have an internal engine issue.
The issue is that when driving real gently, like a little old lady, it's hard to notice the hesitation. But I also own an infiniti g35, so I am more used to pulling off the line quickly. When I drive the car like I'm in a hurry it's more noticeable, like pushing down the gas pedal gently vs hard doesn't make a difference. It'll sputter a little and just acts like it can't handle a jump in RPMs.
The check engine light is emissions related so I am not worried about that as much, unless it's related to the hesitation. He had a new catalytic converter and MAF sensor put in recently as well.
I'll report back after the compression test. It's this coming Tues. Anything else I should have the mechanic check. The plugs are new so maybe check the gap to be sure? Test the ignition coils? Double check the new injectors? Anything else?
Thanks in advance.
So, I owned a 2005 corolla for several years and it was a great little car until a moron performed an illegal U-turn and totaled it.
I am back to Corolla ownership but this time a 5spd 2002 with 167k miles. I bought it off a professor that took care of this car like it was his only child. The thing is mint outside of this hesitation issue and a check engine code (po441). He told me he spent $1100 trying to fix this problem and gave up so he let it go cheap.
He had all new injectors installed with new plugs but it hasn't fixed the problem. I have only been driving it for a week now and immediately noticed the issue. Before I start digging around and testing things I've been told to run a compression test to make sure I don't have an internal engine issue.
The issue is that when driving real gently, like a little old lady, it's hard to notice the hesitation. But I also own an infiniti g35, so I am more used to pulling off the line quickly. When I drive the car like I'm in a hurry it's more noticeable, like pushing down the gas pedal gently vs hard doesn't make a difference. It'll sputter a little and just acts like it can't handle a jump in RPMs.
The check engine light is emissions related so I am not worried about that as much, unless it's related to the hesitation. He had a new catalytic converter and MAF sensor put in recently as well.
I'll report back after the compression test. It's this coming Tues. Anything else I should have the mechanic check. The plugs are new so maybe check the gap to be sure? Test the ignition coils? Double check the new injectors? Anything else?
Thanks in advance.
