Mitsubishi Electric Lancer Evolution-VII Workshop Manual page 1190

PROBLEM SYMPTOMS TABLE (FOR YOUR INFORMATION)
Items
Starting Won't start
Fires up and dies
Hard starting
Idling Hunting
stability stability
Rough idle
Incorrect idle speed The engine doesn't idle at the usual correct speed.
Engine stall
(Die out)
Engine stall
(Pass out)
Driving Hesitation Sag
Poor acceleration
Stumble
Shock
Surge
Knocking
Stopping Run on
("Dieseling")
Fig. 1
Hesitation
Normal
Initial ac-
Vehicle
celerator
speed
pedal de-
pression
Time
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Troubleshooting
Symptom
The starter is used to crank the engine, but there is no combustion within the
cylinders, and the engine won't start.
There is combustion within the cylinders, but then the engine soon stalls.
Engine starts after cranking a while.
Engine speed doesn't remain constant; changes at idle.
Usually, a judgement can be based upon the movement of the tachometer
pointer, and the vibration transmitted to the steering wheel, shift lever, body, etc.
This is called rough idle.
The engine stalls when the foot is taken from the accelerator pedal, regardless
of whether the vehicles is moving or not.
The engine stalls when the accelerator pedal is depressed or while it is being
used.
"Hesitation" is the delay in response of the vehicle speed (engine speed) that
occurs when the accelerator is depressed in order to accelerate from the speed
at which the vehicle is now traveling, or a temporary drop in vehicle speed
(engine speed) during such acceleration.
Serious hesitation is called "sag". (Refer to Fig. 1)
Poor acceleration is inability to obtain an acceleration corresponding to the
degree of throttle opening, even though acceleration is smooth, or the inability
to reach maximum speed.
Engine speed increase is delayed when the accelerator pedal is initially
depressed for acceleration. (Refer to Fig. 2)
The feeling of a comparatively large impact or vibration when the engine is
accelerated or decelerated.
This is repeated surging ahead during constant speed travel or during variable
speed travel.
A sharp sound like a hammer striking the cylinder walls during driving and which
adversely affects driving.
The condition in which the engine continues to run after the ignition switch is
turned to "LOCK" (OFF) position. Also called "Dieseling".
Sag
Fig. 2
Vehicle
Normal
speed
Initial ac-
celerator
pedal de-
pression
Idling
Time
13A-53
Stumble