Q: I changed the throttle gasket in my 2010 Mazda 3 and now the engine revs high when started. Is there something that needs adjusted

asked by on April 01, 2017

I changed the throttle gasket in my 2010 Mazda 3 and now the engine revs high when started. Is there something that needs adjusted?

My car has 120000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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