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1998 Toyota Camry

Question: The car stutters when I try to accelerate

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vmsunil, Morrisville, NC, August 02, 2011, 14:33

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My 98 camry has 107k miles and stutters when I try to accelerate. I also get a burnt smell when the car stutters .
There is no check engine light on. Everything else is fine in the car, it runs smooth. Please let me know what could be the problem. Where to look for issues?

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  nath August 02, 2011, 17:17
  

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  look for oil drip onto exhaust and getting to the catalytic convertor. the stutter is due to defective plug wires.
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  Visitor, August 02, 2011, 18:31

  You mean defective spark plug wires?
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  nath, August 03, 2011, 05:37
  

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  Yep. 100% spark plug wires.
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