2000 Toyota MR2 A sulfer smell

2000 TOYOTA MR2
102,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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NDOGG
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When I accellerate up hill it lacks power and I can smell a sulfer smell from the exaust. It has 2 codes that came up p0171 & p0174 "fuel banks to lean"
Aug 3, 2009 at 4:38 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there, this can often just be low quality fuel, the lean burn may be related to a vacuum leak, have tis investigated and make sure that you use quality fuel, keep away from the discount stations if you want good fuel.

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 3, 2009 at 5:59 PM
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