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Old 09-06-2006, 07:43 PM
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Re: Oxygen Sensor Diagnostics and Specific complaint.

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Originally Posted by wiswind
In short.....P0171 on ANY new car sold in the USA from 1996 to present means the same thing.....as that is a requirement of the OBDII standard......which is a requirement of all cars sold in the USA.
And in Canada as well.........................eh.

On a V type engine there is a sister code (174) for the other bank. If you have 2 banks and only have code 171 then the leak is currently only affecting one side of the engine at the present time.
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