It’s very rarely a good signal that the engine in your Alfa Romeo 156 is behaving unusually. This is because the engine is the fundamental part of your automobile and any symptom of abnormal functioning must be spotted as soon as possible and you must seek out the cause of the failure. If it happens that your Alfa Romeo 156 is hesitating during acceleration, we have done this guide to help you uncover the cause of your failure. We will now check out all the possible motives your Alfa Romeo 156 having hesitation in acceleration.

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Alfa Romeo 156 WHICH hesitates while accelerating CAUSED BY THE IGNITION:

So let’s begin our list of the motives that can cause hesitation during Alfa Romeo 156 acceleration. One of the most classic motives is that your ignition fails. We talk about ignition, but we can also extend to the breakdown to the ECU which itself can transmit bad information that will affect your ignition. It’s possible that your Alfa Romeo 156 a has gone limp mode, don’t be reluctant to read this guide for more info. In order to check that one of these malfunctions is not the cause of your Alfa Romeo 156 having acceleration complications, you will have to “suitcase” your automobile. Also, you can take a look at the condition of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is defective it may be the cause for the couplings, acceleration holes that you feel, if you only have one most of the time your Alfa Romeo 156 should not start.

Hesitation during Alfa Romeo 156 acceleration BECAUSE OF THE INJECTORS:

Now let’s look into the injector-related mishaps of your Alfa Romeo 156’s fuel injectors. If you detect this feeling that your automobile is grazing, it is quite possible that due to poor fuel quality one or more of your injectors have become blocked or obstructed, causing a bad air/fuel mixture to be sent to the engine block and so immediately disturb its normal performance, do not forget to check your injectors. If during the check you uncover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Alfa Romeo 156, please read our small document to remedy this malfunction.

Hesitation during Alfa Romeo 156 acceleration BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:

Another possible explanation why you feel hesitation during Alfa Romeo 156 acceleration, whether you are driving, stationary, hot, cold or accelerating, is that your throttle cable is seriously worn. If your accelerator cable is in a severe state of wear, it will not slide effectively in its sheath and will snap, check the level of wear of your accelerator cable.

Alfa Romeo 156 that hesitates when accelerating CAUSED BY THE FUEL FILTER:

So far as the fuel filter is being considered, we’re handling the same form of trouble as clogged injectors. If your Alfa Romeo 156 is clutching and you feel like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be stuck. The result would be that your entire intake system would be running at idle and therefore your engine would lack fuel supply to go normally. Don’t forget to check it and replace it if needed. If you ever get the feeling that your Alfa Romeo 156 is going up in laps on its own, read our tutorial it should help you to discern the cause.

Hesitation during Alfa Romeo 156 acceleration BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULATE FILTER:

The last explanation for an hesitating Alfa Romeo 156 during acceleration. Modern cars are built with an increasing number of options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. Nevertheless, depending on how you use it, it can become clogged and dirty. Specifically if you drive short distances and don’t push your engine hard frequently. If this is the case, it is possible that your ACP could become congested and your Alfa Romeo 156 could give you acceleration concerns. Have it inspected.

Hesitation during Alfa Romeo 156 acceleration CAUSED BY A PUNCTURED HOSE:

To summarize, the last trouble, and surely the least frustrating for you, it is possible that one of your fuel or air intake hoses is punctured or cracked and that it motives a lack of air or fuel which will result in an Alfa Romeo 156 that gives acceleration troubles, check under your hood, engine on, the level of wear of your hoses, be careful not to burn yourself. If this happens to you, your Alfa Romeo 156 may not be able to idle, in which case check out our little article to fix the malfunction in depth.

If perhaps you have any further questions about the Alfa Romeo 156, do not hesitate to consult our Alfa Romeo 156 category.