Q: engine will start and idle but when I depress the accelerator it bogs out
engine will start and idle but when I start going down the road I depress the gas pedal all the way and it will bog out. I can press it very lightly and it will accelerate just fine. I've changed the plugs and wires, upstream o2 sensor and the throttle position sensor, cleaned the IAC sensor/valve and disconnected the exhaust pipes fom the exhaust manifold to test if it was a plugged CAT. It feels starved of air or fuel but exhaust smells rich.
My car has 182000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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