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So update on the situation so far. I replaced the PCV valve, the EGR gasket, and the O-Ring for the MAF, to no avail, 6 hours of removing and reinstalling the intake manifold later, the P2188 code came right back after 10 minutes. So only thing left to check in the EGR valve (for causes from the...

MAF wires are fine, they were replaced by mazda due to the issue with the ground wire a few months ago, I did clean off the MAF sensor and IAT sensor the other day, no difference, seal on the MAF is also fine atm. Right now my car is all apart, took off the intake manifold (I really hate how...

Ok, so far I may or may not have made any improvements. Upon checking the valve clearance, it was all in spec, so there was no need to do anything there. While I have not had time yet to take apart the intake manifold to check the PCV valve, what I did do this previous weekend was cleaned the...

See that's what throws me off, aside from the parts dept. saying they don't have either part in their computer, in the workshop manual page for TAPPET CONSTRUCTION [LF] it says "• The tappet is a shimless tappet which is integrated with the shim. • The tappet surface is phosphate-coated to...

P2188, what should I do? I've had a P2188 (fuel system too rich at idle) check engine code for a couple months now, initially after I got it, I was doing some diagnoses and found that there was oil on my spark plugs, so I changed the valve cover gasket, no more oil but still P2188. I checked...