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Honestly, my car's check engine light came on right before a road trip
I was at a gas station in Toledo, and the code reader said it was the oxygen sensor. I drove it anyway and spent the whole weekend worried it would die. Has anyone else just ignored a warning light because they couldn't deal with it right then?
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andrewreed29d ago
Saw a mechanic online say those sensors can get fooled by bad gas or a loose gas cap. Sometimes the fix is way easier than the code makes it seem. Makes you wonder how many people replace parts they don't actually need.
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lewis.finley29d ago
My oxygen sensor light was on for months, but a bottle of fuel injector cleaner actually fixed it for me.
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the_troy29d ago
My old Civic had that same light on for almost a year straight. I was sure I'd need a whole new sensor, but two tanks with some cheap cleaner from the auto parts store cleared it right up. It's crazy how often a simple fix like that gets overlooked. I guess a lot of gunk just builds up over time and throws the reading off.
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Had a similar thing with my truck's check engine light. It was a faulty gas cap seal letting in too much air, tripping the sensor. A new cap was under twenty bucks and the light went off after a few drives.
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