Thread: Car sputters when accelerating hard

Originally Posted by joemama22

It sputters at the point when it should shift. But it wont shift unless I back off on the gas. This problem gradually got worse in the last couple of months. I bought new plugs and wires tonight and will try that tomorrow. I also ordered a new CAT. Should be in tomorrow. I tried looking at the MAF sensor but one of the torx heads stripped so I cant get it off to clean it.

Use needle nose vice grips or take a dremel to it and make it a Slotted "Standard" screwdriver head by taking a cutting wheel to the center of the head just enough to make a screwdriver fit in there.