Hello, I have a 2002 Mazda Tribute LX V6 automatic. I'm having an issue where when I attempt moderate/hard acceleration from a complete stop for lack of a better term the engine hesitates badly before revving. The revs flutter around a thousand RPM unable to get above that for several seconds. Eventually the car begins to accelerate normally. The issue persists even when in neutral, ruling out a transmission related issue.

Any advice would be very appreciated. While the car is safe to drive, when making u-turns you have to wait for a full opening as hard acceleration is almost completely out of the question.

Here is a video taken of me pressing the accelerator while in neutral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp2M...ature=youtu.be

 

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Ok seen the Video , just got off the floor :-) .

Looks like you have to go through and checking the lot , air/cleaner , clean maf sensor and all that stuff 1 at a time , check throttle cable and you know 1 at a time and all to do with throttling , even the fuel filter and pressure , air leaks , good luck

 

W00T I HAVE FIXED IT! At-least for now.

I finally got around to removing the intake manifold and changed out the spark plugs, and gave the tips of the coil packs a coating of silicone paste.. I would have done this earlier however the 2 plugs I checked just so happened to be in good shape delaying the job. However all the other plugs had lots of oil on them, and one was fairly burned. Also of note none of the plugs were gapped correctly. I can't stress how important it is to check spark plug gaps yourself even when buying "pre-gapped" Spark Plugs.

This very likely was what did the trick, however there was possibly a vacuum leak being caused by the T-Pipe from the crankcase breather hose that I found underneath the intake after removing I removed it. (I just got this vehicle recently, this was not my blunder.)

I will be sure to take care of the oil seepage issue to the best of my ability before it possibly causes a problem again.

Also of note, I did check over just about everything else didn't get anywhere. MAF, IAC, TPS, EGR, PCV,