My issue is missing and hesitation in first and second gear mostly, does anybody else have this issue when taking off in first gear sometimes the car will miss and hesitate?? You do not notice this on the tack as if the engine was actually missing. I decided to drive the car down a long alleyway with buildings on each side to see if I could hear any spark knock in the engine. When the car does hesitate it does spark knock a few times right before hesitate? Almost like the spark plug is firing before the mixture is ready which results in that whole power stroke being missed. I have no check engine lights or codes present. Any help will be great thanks a lot.
you're grumping at someone who last posted over 2 years ago... []
Armenian and Blackbird, the cold motor accounts for the bit of lag but the occasional knocking that goes away when the clutch is engaged..have you driven a manual before? Im wondering if this is a knock or more of a buzz?
PS: To the lag, you might find of you wrap it up just a bit more before pressing the clutch, that this isn't as likely to happen
you're grumping at someone who last posted over 2 years ago... []
Armenian and Blackbird, the cold motor accounts for the bit of lag but the occasional knocking that goes away when the clutch is engaged..have you driven a manual before? Im wondering if this is a knock or more of a buzz?
I have a 2012 5 speed that had a bad hesitation problem on slow launches unless I really slipped the clutch a lot. Switching to 93 octane did not help. TSB 12-5-5 helped a lot but did not cure the problem. Last year I did the snorkel delete and K&N drop-in and the problem completely went away. I don't understand how the snorkel delete and K&N drop-in can help so much at low revs but it seems to work for me.
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