{"id":20117,"date":"2014-03-18T18:56:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T23:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=20117"},"modified":"2014-03-18T18:56:02","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T23:56:02","slug":"2004-mazda-3s-2-3l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2014\/03\/2004-mazda-3s-2-3l","title":{"rendered":"2004 Mazda 3s, 2.3L"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been getting CEL P2178 and P2188. Essentially, I&#8217;m running rich on and off idle.<br \/>\nSo far, I&#8217;ve cleaned the throttle body, and MAF sensor.<br \/>\nReplaced spark plugs, purge valve, and air filter.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve checked for degradation of MAF and front O2 sensor wires but found nothing.<br \/>\nI&#8217;ve also recently checked for vacuum leaks but didn&#8217;t find any. <\/p>\n<p>Aside from the running rich codes, I got P2196 (I think) it was the the O2 sensor was stuck open, this was right after I replaced the purge though then cleared itself and hasn&#8217;t returned.<\/p>\n<p>The only other symptoms I&#8217;ve had are at idle some sputtering and changes in RPM, this only happens when in drive though. If I shift to neutral it immediately stops. It also only occurs when the engine is warm and has been put under a bit of stress.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any suggestions as to what to do next that&#8217;d be great. <\/p>\n<p>Thanks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been getting CEL P2178 and P2188. Essentially, I&#8217;m running rich on and off idle. So far, I&#8217;ve cleaned the throttle body, and MAF sensor. Replaced spark plugs, purge valve, and air filter. I&#8217;ve checked for degradation of MAF and front O2 sensor wires but found nothing. 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