Help please! Fuel issue!

bshaven

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2007 Mazda3 Hatchback
So I recently bought a used 07 Mazda3 Hatchback. I test drove it and there was a check engine light on. So i had them look it up and it said the car was running lean when idle. So he cleared it and we test drove it again. This time it didn't come on until i purchased the car and I hit the free way. I stopped at the autozone on the way home and was recommenced by them to get some fuel system cleaner, so I did. Today after getting almost on E, maybe a couple gallons left of gas in the car, I went to the gas station, poured the bottle into the tank, then filled up on gas. After I filled up my car and went to start it, it wouldst turn over. So i decided to give it some gas while i turned it on and there we go it started. Then i proceeded to drive home and all of a sudden, no matter how much gas i tried to give it, it wasn't accelerating. So i pulled over and tried to start it like last time. Same issue, had to give it gas to start also. Now I don't know what to do. Please help!

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If it was running "lean at idle", what good did you think clearing the code would do without diagnosing the cause of the lean idle condition and correcting the fault? You should have never purchased the car with a known issue like this before it was repaired. You're not going to get a coherent answer here. Your only choice is to either take it back to where you bought it and see if you can get them to fix it or take it to a reputable dealer or independent shop and have it repaired.
 
You're not going to get a coherent answer here. Your only choice is to either take it back to where you bought it and see if you can get them to fix it or take it to a reputable dealer or independent shop and have it repaired.


Not entirely true, if the place you purchased the car from isn't willing to help, you can get an obd2 code reader for around $20 or so and read the code or codes that the CEL is throwing and give us codes. There are several knowledgeable people on this forum who are willing to help and can try to troubleshoot the issue.


There are many things that can throw the engine too lean at idle code.
https://www.obd-codes.com/p2187
https://www.obd-codes.com/p2189

It does sound like a likely cause is your purge valve solenoid, one of the symptoms of a faulty purge valve solenoid is hard starting after fuel fill-up.

Here is a youtube video that I found that may be of help to you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F85dqJ9lxWY
 
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