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Help! 93 Mustang 2.3L A4LD dies at idle

  • Thread starter Thread starter goofyfoot53
  • Start date Start date Nov 17, 2025
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The car drives fine but at a long stoplight, after 1.5 to 2 minutes, it will shut off as if the key was turned off. If I put it in neutral and rev it, it will hang at 1500+ rpm for a while before settling down to about 1100. I ran the codes. KOEO shows 181 and 556. KOER only showed 116, so I may not have warmed it up enough. I'll do the KOER again after picking up my wife tonight. Different sites said:
181 - Fuel system was lean at part throttle Single, Right or Rear HO2S – Fuel control.
or
181 - Fuel system at rich adaptive limit at part throttle, system lean.

556 - Fuel pump relay primary circuit fault – Power / Fuel Pump Circuits.
or
556 - Fuel Pump Relay primary circuit failure.

Any suggestions on what to do next?
 
Last edited: Nov 20, 2025
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