1999 Mazda Protege low idle

1999 MAZDA PROTEGE
140,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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MANDO6196
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I have a mazda protege (1999) with 140000 miles. the check engine light is on and when you go to stop it idles so low it will sometimes stall. other than that it runs fine. plugs were changed at 114000.
Jan 25, 2008 at 12:34 PM
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BLACKOP555
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Get the check engine light scanned.

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Jan 25, 2008 at 9:45 PM
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MANDO6196
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I believe it was 171, it said lean on bank 1
Feb 5, 2008 at 1:31 PM
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OLDTIMER1997
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Clean theMAF sensor
Feb 7, 2008 at 5:11 AM
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BLACKOP555
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Its either that or your o2 sensor is bad. also change the fuel filter.
Feb 7, 2008 at 6:59 AM
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