High fuel trims at idle?

2015 HYUNDAI ACCENT
114,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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My car has a fuel trim of positive 27. When I rev it up to about 3000 rpm it goes down to about 15. And when I remove the map sensor (Im pretty sure it doesnt have a maf sensor, but I could be wrong) it drops from 27 to 11 at idle. I also left the sensor unplugged over night and LTFT dropped back down to zero, but it’s just climbing back up slowly again.
do you think its a vacume leak, bad map sensor, or maybe both? My downstream o2 sensor (I believe) goes everywhere when I give it gas. It might be bad, or the cat is bad it does say its at 57 percent efficiency.
But im not sure about my upstream o2 sensor. If I understand correctly and if I’m looking at the right one on my scanner (it says wide range o2s bank 1 sensor 1), it might be bad. Im not fully sure. I reduced the graphing range on the graph to the smallest numbers, but it still just looks like a straight line.
This is a picture of the graphs while driving.
Mar 9, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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Hello,

So it looks like you have a lean condition and the system is trying to richen the system. I would check for a vacuum leak first, you may have an EVAP purge valve stuck open as well, here is a video and a guide to help with the problem, I also included the location of the purge valve so you can check it out, you should not be able to blow through it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRKWV4Are5c

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https://www.2carpros.com/articles/repair-lean-mixture-codes-p0171-or-p0174-on-some-manufacturers

The valve is near the engine at the valve cover. Do you have any codes? Check out the images (below). Please upload an image or a short video in your response, so I can see what's going on.
Mar 10, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Thank you for replying. I will look at the links. Hopefully it helps
Mar 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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You are welcome.
Mar 11, 2026 at 8:09 AM