2001 Mercury Cougar OBD2 code P1131

2001 MERCURY COUGAR
123,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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EMMET
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my daughters Mecury just started this problem a week ago, it sputters in idel and I pulled a OBD2 code P1131 off of the car this is telling me the car is
Lack of ho2s11 switches sensor indicates lean, I read wear this could be the MAF sensor dirty and I am looking at cleaning this with a electric cleaner, am I looking in the right place or what eals could it be
Dec 9, 2009 at 9:39 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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yes that is a good place to start. i had a cougar myself with the same problem, i actually replaced the maf sensor but it did fix the issue.
Dec 10, 2009 at 3:13 PM
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