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Originally Posted by Fotzlid
If it was an air/fuel problem, the motor would run rough all the time, be difficult to start and would stall frequently at a stop.
If the clutch/flywheel isn't fully engaged, you would get that "gap" feeling when accelerating.
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Well, the motor is never difficult to start, that's for sure. As for stalling at a stop... no, it never stalls, just doesn't get going real consistently. The motor never dies. If I'm going up any kind of incline, the whole car starts juddering pretty badly until I let up a little bit on the gas, and then it evens out a bit (but then has even less torque). But it always gets up the hill... just runs smoother when I'm not pressing the pedal down all the way. Hmm... does this provide any more info?
I thoroughly taped up the cracked part of the air filter cover, but have not noticed any change in performance.
So we're looking at 3 possibilities: O2, MAF, or clutch. You guys are saying I should unplug the MAF and see how it runs... even if that gives a CEL. And the O2, I have no idea about. Last case scenario will be a new clutch... those are a doozy, aren't they? My dad says it takes a long time for a clutch to finally wear out... any estimates on how much time I have left? (and what's the worst-case scenario when the clutch finally does fail, on the road?)