changed battery cleaned throttle body now engine light and fume smell

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY
125,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AUTOMATIC
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BJN805
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Mu battery died the other day so i got a new one. After it was replaced it was not idling properly. It was idling very low. My neighbor, who is a mechanic, said that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. He cleaned it. After that it was idling high so he told me to drive around and then the check engine light came on. It is reading a code saying system too rich bank 1. There was no issue with fume smells before the throttle body was cleaned. There is a heavy fume smell and it's ideling very rough and almost dying out. He thinks it needs a new mass air flow sensor. I don't want to spend a bunch of money on that if its not the problem. Any ideas? Thank you so much.
Oct 29, 2015 at 10:48 PM
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scan for codes and check fuel pressure with a gauge auto parts rent gauge and can scan
Oct 30, 2015 at 6:49 AM
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He just took the maf out and cleaned it, checked the throttle body connections again, cleaned an air filter above the one that was just changed (one that doesn't come out) and put it all back together. There were no error codes. When we started the car it seems to be working fine now. I'm a little nervous to drive it because I'm scared I might break down on the side of the road. Could it have just been a connection or something?
Oct 30, 2015 at 8:47 AM
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I could have just drive it it may be an intermittent problem
Oct 30, 2015 at 9:29 AM
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Ok. I will try that. Thanks very much for your response.
Oct 30, 2015 at 1:24 PM