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Am i running a little Rich?

Old Jan 12, 2016 | 07:53 AM
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Am i running a little Rich?

Someone told me it was suppose to be at 14 no 12 i thought it was good
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 09:12 AM
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AFR is not a fixed number, it depends on what the engine is doing. If it's idling cold, it will be richer than idling warm. Cruise is different from full throttle.
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 09:39 AM
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^ yea that is right.

On average though, even when warming up in the summer. We run rich to get the lube on, right? Or was the corrected with the ECU changes from Mazda. As a new owner, I still will NOT just turn on and turn off again with getting the car up to temp first.
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 10:01 AM
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Thanks guys well when i drive its around 14.6 and i always warm my car up too 100 degrees than drive off . But i do have a check engine light bad cat i believe. More smoke comes out of on exhaust than the other
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 10:23 AM
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Might want to get that check engine light looked at soon. You could be killing your engine.

14.6 at cruise is normal.
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Old Jan 12, 2016 | 10:26 PM
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Thanks man i will
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