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Old 07-18-2011, 07:32 AM
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Hello all,

I have an 03 accord, 4cyl. I've been experiencing this the past month or two...

When i begin to accelerate from a stop it is very sluggish. However once I get up to speed (say around 35mph) it runs fine and is pretty responsive.

What do you think this is? Also, I have 103,000 and just changed the oil and air filter.

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Old 07-18-2011, 05:12 PM
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Default Re: 03 Accord, 4cyl - sluggish upon initial acceleration

hows you're oil consumption? normal? or is the oil starting to consume at a higher than normal rate (i.e more than 1 quart every 1000 miles)?
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Default Re: 03 Accord, 4cyl - sluggish upon initial acceleration

It's a 4cyl, and yes the oil consumption is going up...

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Default Re: 03 Accord, 4cyl - sluggish upon initial acceleration

It looked like you were onto something w/ the oil consumption question...

Just waiting for a reply.


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Default Re: 03 Accord, 4cyl - sluggish upon initial acceleration

When was the last time you had the injectors serviced by the dealer? I have my injectors serviced every 30k miles, because the gas is so dirty, here in Texas. It improves the Honda "bounce" upon accelleration, and improves fuel economy.
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Default Re: 03 Accord, 4cyl - sluggish upon initial acceleration

My 03 does the same thing. It really bogs down when the A/C is running. But when it gets over 20 or so, it runs fine. Mabey thats the case for you too??
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