# Engine sputter/hesitation: 99 Accord - Manual Transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** accord, honda\ **Created:** [December 12, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960 "2011-12-12T21:52:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChainsawCharley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@ChainsawCharley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChainsawCharley)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/1 "2011-12-12T21:52:42Z")
Hey All, I have a 99 Accord 4-cyl, 5-spd trans. Has been a great car, gotten all oil changes on time, just had one about 500 miles ago. Recently, the last week or so, I have noticed that when I start out in the morning to go to work, when I shift between gears (ie, when the rpms go from \>2k - shift - and drop to ~1.5k) the car begins to jerk and lurch. It is normally while I am trying to accelerate and keep going. Usually happens in the 2-2,200 rpms. Is this a clutch slipping? Or is this a fuel delivery problem? Seems as though it may have set on in the last week with the recent cold weather. ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/2 "2011-12-12T22:16:55Z")
When was your last tuneup? Plugs wires etc? Accords HATE when they have a leaking spark plug wire or a bad distrib cap…it frys the distributor electronics…over time. Most common issue with the Honda Accord? Bad distributor… I have 3 good ones on hand at any moment… I have fixed so many I lost count…just swap in a new distributor and they run again. In your case, I am thinking that you need a tuneup…prob due to a leaky wire, bad plug, or cracked distrib cap. Do a tuneup and I bet you will be running smooth again. Start with plugs, then cap and rotor…wires IF you need them… Do all if you wish… One at a time to actually find the culprit… If you shotgun all the parts, you wont know what fixed it. Bet its a wire… Blackbird ---
**Author:** ![RemcoW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/remcow/32/2471_2.png) [@RemcoW](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RemcoW)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/3 "2011-12-12T22:30:17Z")
+1 HB Could be a million things. Besides the other simple things mentioned, it could also be things like the fuel filter. When they get clogged, they do exactly as you describe. With a tune up, you’d replace all those things. If you want to get by for now and just replace what may ail it, get an old windex bottle - one of those that spray a mist - fill it with water and spray it around the distributor and wires while the car is idling. If it starts misbehaving, you’ve narrowed it down to the cap and/or wires. ---
**Author:** ![ChainsawCharley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@ChainsawCharley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChainsawCharley)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/4 "2011-12-12T23:55:52Z")
Thanks for the info. Sounds like a very likely culprit. Last tune-up was at 120,000 - car is currently at 142,000. I know Honda schedules them at 150,000 - may be due a little bit early. ---
**Author:** ![GSragtop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@GSragtop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSragtop)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/5 "2011-12-13T01:14:12Z")
At 120,000 did they do a full tune up (IE new plug wires) or did they just do new plugs?? Wire should not fail in 22,000 miles, although it is possible. ---
**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/6 "2011-12-13T02:06:12Z")
+1 for the distributor at that mileage. My '88 LXi Accord had the same symptoms at ~160K and a new distributor perked it up. ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/7 "2011-12-13T04:07:11Z")
Yeah but when were the WIRES done…Many people…if not ALL…totally ignore those poor wires. I see them fail all the time…not due to a fault…just due to age and cracking that you usually cannot see. Take it slow when you do your tuneup…if you do one at a time you will know what it was that fixed you up. Another little trick is to look under your hood…at night in the dark…while engine is running…if you see a fireworks show near any wire…or around the distributor cap…you just found the voltage leak. You can also run your hand over the wires…see if you get shocked :)…I do all the time, maybe thats why I have that facial tick… Too many X the wires leak voltage within the spark plug wells…ESPECIALLY if they are FULL of oil from a leaky valve cover gasket… You never know its happening till you go to look at a plug…Ive seen them topped off with oil…and when that happens it grounds out the voltage to the plug Blackbird ---
**Author:** ![ChainsawCharley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@ChainsawCharley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChainsawCharley)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/8 "2011-12-14T18:01:36Z")
More info for the puzzle: Well, driving it yesterday morning, the check engine light came on. The code is for the MAP (Manifold Absolute Pressure). ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/engine-sputter-hesitation-99-accord-manual-transmission/69960/9 "2011-12-14T18:15:00Z")
Yes, well - there are plenty of codes for the MAP so you need to report the very specific code in the format “P1234” Here are a bunch, and these are the generics only. Who knows what extra ones Honda decided to add: P0068 MAP/MAF - Throttle Position Correlation P0069 Manifold Absolute Pressure - Barometric Pressure Correlation P0105 Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit Malfunction P0106 Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit Range/Performance Problem P0107 Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit Low Input P0108 Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit High Input P0109 Manifold Absolute Pressure/Barometric Pressure Circuit Intermittent So report the code. In the mean time, you can at least locate the MAP, take a look at its electrical connector and whatever bits & pieces of vacuum hose connect it to the manifold.