1997 Mazda MX5 Engine missing

1997 MAZDA MX5
90,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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DMILLER2
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Miata starts fine, idles fine and runs fine, except when given gas to excellerate, it skips or misses badly like it is runing on 3 cyclinders. What could case this. It happened a year or so ago and it was the mas air flow sensor. I cleaned the sensor with electronic clearer spray. But no difference. New plugs about 10,000 miles ago.
Mar 2, 2010 at 8:06 PM
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Engine running rough or misfiring can be cause by the following:
1.Defective spark plug.
2.Inadequate spark/coil,defective spark plug wire.
3.Lack of compression
4.False air leakage.
5.Faulty fuel injectors.
6.Insufficient fuel pressure.
7.Contaminated fuel.
8.EGR valve that is leaking.
9.Oxygen sensors.
Mar 2, 2010 at 8:12 PM