No power under acceleration

[1996pontiac]

Yesterday i was driving home from work and i wanted to pass a car. I gave moderate acceleration and it was not going. It sound like there was little gas flowing. I have no check engine light. Car starts fine, and runs great but i just cant hit the gas and go. What could be the issue. The car is a 1999 GTP with 126000 original miles.

 

[Below Average Joe]

do you smell a rotten egg? could be you cat clogging

 

[1996pontiac]

do you smell a rotten egg? could be you cat clogging

At the exhaust pipe? No i didnt think of smelling that. If i do smell a rotten egg would it be the cat?

 

[Below Average Joe]

yes it would

 

[1996pontiac]

ok. what else could it possibly be?

 

[REDCRAPGP]

Clean your TB.

 

[1996pontiac]

Im going to look at the car this weekend.

 

[REDCRAPGP]

It's cheap to do and worth a shot. With that kind of mileage I'm willing to bet it hasn't been cleaned:

 

[Below Average Joe]

clean the MAF while you are at it

 

[1996pontiac]

ok.

 

[1996pontiac]

ok. How do you clean a MAF?

 

[Scottydoggs]

remove it, then spray the small wires with maf cleaner, DO NOT TOUCH OR SCRUB THESE WIRES. just spray them.

 

[Below Average Joe]

^This....

Also, when you clean the TB make sure you take the TB off and clean behind it. It may look clean on the front, but it will be filthy on the backside of it.

 

[1996pontiac]

^This....

Also, when you clean the TB make sure you take the TB off and clean behind it. It may look clean on the front, but it will be filthy on the backside of it.

sure will