2000 Celica GT... Barely accelerates?

[AutoTechGirl]

Any advice would be appreciated!

After the car has been off for a while, say in the morning before work, or at night after work, it will barely accelerate when it's just turned on... It takes about 15-30 seconds to finally start moving normally. Is it just in need of a tune up or could it be an EGR problem? Or am I looking at a more serious problem pertaining to the tranny? The engine light is not on...

Well peeps, thanks in advance.

[Epsilon]

Why not just let the car warm up?

[AutoTechGirl]

Originally Posted by Epsilon

Why not just let the car warm up?

I understand what you're saying, but this doesn't solve the problem. I shouldn't just ignore it because it's something it's never done in the past. In any case, I'm thinking it's a clogged fuel filter... So we'll see if that takes care of the problem.

[Epsilon]

You should look into cleaning your MAFS (Mass Air Flow Sensor) too.

[AutoTechGirl]

Originally Posted by Epsilon

You should look into cleaning your MAFS (Mass Air Flow Sensor) too.

Good advice. That very well could be it. Thanks.

[Epsilon]

Seafoaming will also help. Let us know what you did and how it turned out.

[TLM0719]

Had Similar Problem But Mine Did It All The Time Very Slugish & Hard To Get Up To Speed
Once It Got Going It Would Go Fine
Change Maf & Tps Flys Now

[originalfake]

Originally Posted by Epsilon

Seafoaming will also help. Let us know what you did and how it turned out.

nah i heard seafoaming sucks and does damage to the engine

[Vip09]

Definitely try cleaning the MAFS. When was the last time you changed spark plugs? How many miles are on the car?