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02-04-2004, 01:41 PM | #1 | |
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Oxy Sensor/CheckEngineLight/Major gas Problem
I do not have autozone codes handy, the machine is down at the shop for a week or two, but this problem is driving me crazy and costing me a nice amount of money.
98 Contour Sport 99,927 Miles My check engine light is ON. I assume it is the Oxy Sensor, though, thats just an assumption. My gas mileage has gone WAY downhill. I used to use half a tank a week. Now it is half a tank every 2 days, if im lucky. I also used to use 89octane, but now with prices so high and my need to refuel so often I use 87. I was thinking about taking it into the shop, since it probably needs more work (tune up, so on and so forth). Any ideas? |
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02-04-2004, 01:45 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Oxy Sensor/CheckEngineLight/Major gas Problem
I will actually drive out to a different autozone tonight, and get the codes.
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02-05-2004, 11:53 AM | #3 | |
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sounds like the symptons of a rich 02 sensor to me. Btw, 87 octane will work perfectly fine in your car.
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02-05-2004, 12:46 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Oxy Sensor/CheckEngineLight/Major gas Problem
Yeah, I got the code
P0420 - The PCM has detected that the catalyst system efficency for bank 1 is below threshold for the current engine operating conditions. (Bank 1 indenifies the location of cylinder #1, while bank 2 indentifies the cylinders on the opposite bank) So I bought the OS sensor for before the catilytic converter. Will be putting it in shortly, and hopefully that will fix my problem. Thanks for your help |
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03-15-2004, 09:16 PM | #5 | ||
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10-03-2006, 01:04 AM | #6 | |
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Re: Oxy Sensor/CheckEngineLight/Major gas Problem
The forum is more helpfull when you write back, letting everyone know if it fixed the problem.
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10-03-2006, 09:40 AM | #7 | |
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Re: Oxy Sensor/CheckEngineLight/Major gas Problem
holy old thread batman!
btw, if you want a helpful forum, contour.org is the only contour forum, period. This one pretty much sucks.
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10-03-2006, 09:44 AM | #8 | |
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Re: Oxy Sensor/CheckEngineLight/Major gas Problem
you should fix the link in your sig, it goes to the old forums.
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