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Exhaust afterburn
10 Low idle/stalls during deceleration
The engine stops
unexpectedly at the
beginning of
deceleration or
recovery from
deceleration.
Exhaust afterburn
(See NO.10 LOW IDLE/STALLS
DURING DECELERATION .)
Engine stalls/quits. Acceleration/cruise
The engine stops
unexpectedly at the
beginning of
acceleration or during
acceleration.
The engine stops
unexpectedly while
cruising.
Engine runs rough. Acceleration/cruise
The engine speed
fluctuates during
acceleration or
cruising.
Misses Acceleration/cruise
The engine misses
during acceleration or
cruising.
Buck/jerk
Acceleration/cruise/
deceleration
The vehicle
bucks/jerks during
acceleration, cruising,
or deceleration.
Hesitation/stumble Acceleration
A momentary pause
at the beginning of
acceleration or during
acceleration.
11
Surges Acceleration/cruise
A momentary minor
irregularity in engine
output.
(See NO.11 ENGINE STALLS/QUI
T
ENGINE RUNS ROUGH, MISSES,
BUCK/JERK,
HESITATION/STUMBLE, SURGES
12 Lack/loss of power Acceleration/cruise
The performance is
poor under load (e.g.
power down when
climbing hills).
(See NO.12 LACK/LOSS OF POW
E
ACCELERATION/CRUISE .)
13 Knocking/pinging/detonation Acceleration/cruise
Sound is produced
when the air/fuel
mixture is ignited by
something other than
the spark plug (e.g.
hot spot in
combustion chamber).
(See NO.13
KNOCKING/PINGING/DETONATI
O
ACCELERATION/CRUISE .)
14 Poor fuel economy The fuel econom
y
is
(
See NO.14 POOR FUEL ECONO
M
(w) RX8-Engine Troubleshooting
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