It’s hardly ever a good indicator that the engine in your Toyota Scion FR S is behaving atypically. This is because the engine is the fundamental part of your car and any sign of abnormal working must be spotted instantly and you must try to find the trigger of the malfunction. If it happens that your Toyota Scion FR S is hesitating during acceleration, we have made this guide to help you locate the trigger of your malfunction. We will now take a look at all the possible causes your Toyota Scion FR S having hesitation in acceleration.

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Toyota Scion FR S WHICH hesitates while accelerating RESULTING FROM THE IGNITION:

So let’s begin our list of the causes that can bring about hesitation during Toyota Scion FR S acceleration. One of the most basic causes is that your ignition fails. We speak about ignition, but we can also extend to the malfunction to the ECU which on its own can send bad data that will disrupt your ignition. It’s likely that your Toyota Scion FR S a has gone limp mode, don’t hesitate to go through this guide for more information. To be able to check that one of these malfunctions is not the provoke of your Toyota Scion FR S having acceleration complications, you will have to “suitcase” your car. Also, you can examine the condition of your ignition coils, if you have more than one and one is faulty it may be the justification for the couplings, acceleration holes that you feel, if you only have one generally your Toyota Scion FR S should not start.

Hesitation during Toyota Scion FR S acceleration AS A RESULT OF THE INJECTORS:

Now let’s focus on the injector-related mishaps of your Toyota Scion FR S’s fuel injectors. If you detect 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 blocked or obstructed, leading to a bad air/fuel mixture to be delivered to the engine block and therefore immediately affect its normal performance, do not miss to check your injectors. If during the test you discover that one of your injectors is leaking on your Toyota Scion FR S, please read our small file to solve this malfunction.

Hesitation during Toyota Scion FR S acceleration AS A RESULT OF THE ACCELERATOR CABLE:

Another possible explanation why you experience hesitation during Toyota Scion FR S acceleration, whether you are driving, stationary, hot, cold or accelerating, is that your throttle cable is badly worn. If your accelerator cable is in a severe state of wear, it will not slide properly in its sheath and will snap, check the level of wear of your accelerator cable.

Toyota Scion FR S that hesitates when accelerating RESULTING FROM THE FUEL FILTER:

As much as the fuel filter is being considered, we’re struggling with the same kind of trouble as clogged injectors. If your Toyota Scion FR S is clutching and you experience like it is grazing or you have holes when accelerating, your fuel filter may be stuck. The consequence would be that your whole intake system would be running at idle and therefore your engine would lack fuel supply to go normally. Don’t miss to check it and change it if necessary. If you ever get the feeling that your Toyota Scion FR S is going up in laps by itself, go through our tutorial it should help you to find out the origin.

Hesitation during Toyota Scion FR S acceleration AS A RESULT OF THE PARTICULATE FILTER:

The ultimate reason for an hesitating Toyota Scion FR S during acceleration. Modern cars are built with more and more options to limit emissions, the particulate filter is part of this package. Nevertheless, dependent on how you use it, it can become clogged and dirty. Especially if you drive short distances and don’t push your engine hard oftentimes. If this is the case, it is possible that your ACP could become congested and your Toyota Scion FR S could give you acceleration concerns. Have it examined.

Hesitation during Toyota Scion FR S acceleration RESULTING FROM A PUNCTURED HOSE:

To summarize, the last trouble, and surely the least annoying 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 Toyota Scion FR S 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 Toyota Scion FR S may not be able to idle, in which case take a look at our little dossier to deal with the malfunction in depth.

In the event that you have any further questions about the Toyota Scion FR S, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Scion FR S category.