It’s rarely a good indication that the engine in your Fiat Bravo is behaving unusually. This is because the engine is the main part of your car and any sign of abnormal functioning must be detected as soon as possible and you must search for the trigger of the failure. If it occurs that your Fiat Bravo is hesitating during acceleration, we have done this guide to help you find the trigger of your failure. We will now take a look at all the possible causes your Fiat Bravo having hesitation in acceleration.

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Fiat Bravo WHICH hesitates while accelerating RESULTING FROM THE IGNITION:

So let’s begin our list of the causes that can provoke hesitation during Fiat Bravo acceleration. One of the most basic causes is that your ignition breaks down. We speak about ignition, but we can also generalize the malfunction to the ECU which itself can send bad data that will disturb your ignition. It’s likely that your Fiat Bravo a has gone limp mode, don’t hesitate to go through this guide for more info. In order to verify that one of these malfunctions is not the generate of your Fiat Bravo having acceleration problems, you will have to “suitcase” your car. Also, you can have a look at the state of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is faulty it may be the motive for the couplings, acceleration holes that you experience, if you only have one generally your Fiat Bravo should not start.

Hesitation during Fiat Bravo acceleration BECAUSE OF THE INJECTORS:

Now let’s concentrate on the injector-related mishaps of your Fiat Bravo’s fuel injectors. If you perceive this feeling that your car is grazing, it is quite possible that due to poor fuel quality one or more of your injectors have become clogged or obstructed, generating a bad air/fuel mixture to be sent to the engine block and therefore immediately affect its normal performance, do not fail to verify your injectors. If during the test you discover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Fiat Bravo, please read our small document to solve this malfunction.

Hesitation during Fiat Bravo acceleration BECAUSE OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:

Another possible justification why you feel hesitation during Fiat Bravo acceleration, whether you are driving, stationary, hot, cold or accelerating, is that your throttle cable is severely worn. If your accelerator cable is in a serious state of wear, it will not slide correctly in its sheath and will snap, verify the level of wear of your accelerator cable.

Fiat Bravo that hesitates when accelerating RESULTING FROM THE FUEL FILTER:

So far as the fuel filter is concerned, we’re dealing with the same form of problem as clogged injectors. If your Fiat Bravo is clutching and you feel like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be stuck. The consequence 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 verify it and change it if required. If you ever get the feeling that your Fiat Bravo is going up in laps by itself, go through our tutorial it should help you to identify the origin.

Hesitation during Fiat Bravo acceleration BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULATE FILTER:

The last reason for an hesitating Fiat Bravo during acceleration. Modern cars are built with an increasing number of options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. Nevertheless, according to how you use it, it can become clogged and dirty. Specifically if you drive short distances and don’t push your engine hard very often. If this is the circumstance, it is possible that your ACP could become blocked and your Fiat Bravo could give you acceleration concerns. Have it checked out.

Hesitation during Fiat Bravo acceleration RESULTING FROM A PUNCTURED HOSE:

To conclude, the last problem, and surely the least bothersome for you, it is likely that one of your fuel or air intake hoses is punctured or cracked and that it causes a lack of air or fuel which will result in an Fiat Bravo that gives acceleration troubles, verify under your hood, engine on, the level of wear of your hoses, be careful not to burn yourself. If this happens to you, your Fiat Bravo may not be able to idle, in which circumstance take a look at our little article to handle the malfunction in depth.

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