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Hello I have a 2004 VW passat 1.8T Every few days it sputters alot. When the sputtering happens it has no power when accelerating and soundlike is wants to die. If i restart the car it sometimes fixes the problem. other times i juat have to gradualy get up to speed and it goes away. Any suggestions?

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deton8 von Splosion

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Posted on Jan 15, 2018

deton8 von Splosion

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Yes indeed... (suggestions)

Get your CODES read... Preferably at an EXHAUST
shop... They (in my opinion) are much less likely
to try and sell you those OXYGEN SENSORS you
will be "offered" at AUTOZONE... (useless).

OXYGENS SENSORS seldom make the news...
like thermometers in FLU-season: they merely
report the news...

A BLOCKED exhaust system will perform exactly
as you have described...!!

Check out all the prices of all the PARTS you can
throw away MONEY trying to surround the trouble
a CATALYTIC converter/muffler COST will pale by
comparison... (go to rockauto.com or AMAZON).

In my humble opinion

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autodr

260 Answers
Posted on Nov 15, 2008

SOURCE: Car sputters when you accelerate

is the engine lite on? if a misfire shows, and the plugs are new, could be coil or wires. how does it idle? maybe air leak between mass air flow sensor and throttlebody.

Anonymous

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Posted on Feb 10, 2009

SOURCE: sputtering when accelerating

If it idles ok and only "sputters" under load it could be either an ignition or fuel problem. How long has it been since the fuel filter was changed? How about spark plugs and wires? Without the proper diagnostic equipment and the vehicle in front of me, these are the easiest things for the DIYer to tackle with the fuel filter being the cheapest option.

Anonymous

87 Answers
Posted on Mar 12, 2009

SOURCE: 2005 dodge neon sputtering

first you have to find what codes you have

Anonymous

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Posted on Apr 09, 2009

SOURCE: A4 Sputtering/skipping when accelerating from stop

sounds like a spark plug or wherte the plug goes into

Anonymous

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Posted on Jun 24, 2009

SOURCE: 2000 VW Passat misfire

Gasket need replacing and New Spark Plugs (NGK Orginal). May need Coils! If any, replace all at once, My 2000 Passat Wagon runs Great, 1,8T Wagon!

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