Mazda 323 hesitant acceleration?

[Fixxtureman]

Hi...My Mazda 323 ZXi 2.0 has a performance fault. It splutters and hesitates in a rapid cycle when I accelerate, particularly in lower revs in 1st and 2nd gear. At higher revs it's less noticeable.
Anyone seen this before and have any suggestions? (spark plugs / HT leads / fuel filter?...??).
Cheers !!....

 

[Belle427]

check the cheaper things first such as plugs,dizzy cap and rotor arm(if it has them)what year is the car?

 

[Fixxtureman]

1998...110k miles, but HAS been running like a dream until now.....Hope it ain't anything too serious, as it's still such a great car.
I'll do the simple things as soon as I get the chance...Will keep you informed here. (Still hoping someone has had a similar experience and solved it....any other advice?)

 

[^neo^]

When was it last serviced?

 

[Fixxtureman]

Almost a year ago......

 

[Fixxtureman]

Problem solved !!....

Corrugated air hose (between air filter and air intake manifold) had split.

A bit of tape as a temporary fix.....car drives like new !!!...YESSSSS.