Q: Car sputters and shakes when I accelerate
Car sputters and shakes upon acceleration, check engine light is solid, but on all the time whend the car is running, replaced spark plugs and wires, and fuel pump, that did not help, it continues to sputter upon acceleration, I'm thinking it cold be a o2 sensor or carbon build up in the egr valve, please help.
My car has 143500 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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