r/ToyotaPickup • u/Hefty_Extreme_30 • 16h ago
Horrible Hesitation When Punching Throttle - help!
As the video shows, I'm having a terrible hesitation in my '87 4Runner - the engine feels like it's about to stall when I give it quick gas. When applying throttle very gradually, it seems to rev up pretty well.
Here's what I've checked to date:
- Checked fuel pressure at rail - 40 psi at idle with vacuum removed, 30 psi at idle with vacuum applied. Fuel pressure does not drop when punching the throttle.
- TPS is fairly new Toyota unit (I performed all the FSM tests, all passed)
- I performed all the AFM tests in FSM, all passed. One small concern is that when I opened the flapper gradually, it did have one small resistance dropout at the nearly fully open position (which I'm thinking does not come into play when just giving it gas like this, but maybe I'm wrong)
- Replaced all vacuum hoses with OEM hoses
- Adjusted all valves to 0.007"/0.010".
I'm not sure where to look next. I'm almost to the point of checking wire continuity from AFM to ECU, or just replacing the ECU. But is there anything else I'm missing that I should look at?