Check Engine Light just came on..
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Check Engine Light just came on..
Went to Pep Boys to buy a new headlight and as soon as i parked, the C.E.L came on. Perfect timing, seeing as how I need to get inspected within 10 days. The error codes that he pulled up for me were P0170(Fuel injection System) and P0136(O2 Sensor Circuit Malfunction). Are these easy fixes? and if so, what would i need? Any help is welcome.
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Re: Check Engine Light just came on..
When the light comes on...just come in.
Did it specify which bank was at fault for the O2 sensor?
Did it specify which bank was at fault for the O2 sensor?
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Re: Check Engine Light just came on..
A code does not mean a specific thing is wrong. It means a system has malfunctioned. You need to test every component in the system to discover what the specific issue is. The O2 sensor code for example could be a bad sensor, bad cat, bad computer, bad wiring, or something as stupid as a disconnected plug
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They didn't say which bank it was, but when I ran searches for it, it seems like everyone had an issue with bank 1 sensor 2.
Maybe when I hit that bump earlier, it knocked something out? Don't even know what to look for yet.
Maybe when I hit that bump earlier, it knocked something out? Don't even know what to look for yet.
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Re: Check Engine Light just came on..
It's bank 1 sensor 2
http://www.obd-codes.com/p0136
How many miles do you have on your car?
And what year is your 200 just out of curiousity?
http://www.obd-codes.com/p0136
How many miles do you have on your car?
And what year is your 200 just out of curiousity?
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I applaud you sir for your ability to post a proper "Check Engine Light" thread. It's so annoying when people post that they have a CEL but they don't post codes, or they get the codes pulled but don't get the code numbers, instead they just get the descriptions, or even worse they just get the parts store guy's diagnosis (which invariably is "O2 sensor" no matter what the code is).
I...umm....well, I don't have anything constructive to add, just that thank you/rant.
I...umm....well, I don't have anything constructive to add, just that thank you/rant.
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lol thanks cow. I've been searching Google and so far, i haven't found a detailed how-to guide for fixing it. Seems like ill have to leave it at the shop and let them fix it. I'm gonna need another job
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Learn to DIY. Usually, there's no such thing as a detailed how-to. You troubleshoot, you repair.Dblaze wrote:lol thanks cow. I've been searching Google and so far, i haven't found a detailed how-to guide for fixing it. Seems like ill have to leave it at the shop and let them fix it. I'm gonna need another job
Service manual is almost always an aid when it's one of those "Yep. Happens to this make/model all the time" issues.
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Re: Check Engine Light just came on..
alright, would it be the workshop manual? Download one of those and the regular manual.
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Usually with my store the customers are the ones who always think O2 sensor. I always tell them that its probably something else entirely unrelated and that O2 sensors should be the LAST thing they check. Ill pull a P0300 and they all jump right to oxygen sensors. I really want to smack them.theholycow wrote:or even worse they just get the parts store guy's diagnosis (which invariably is "O2 sensor" no matter what the code is).
First thing to check for nearly every code should be vacuum lines and/or wiring
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110k. and its a 1996.eaglecatcher wrote:It's bank 1 sensor 2
http://www.obd-codes.com/p0136
How many miles do you have on your car?
And what year is your 200 just out of curiousity?
Sorry I passed over this post before w/o noticing.
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Workshop manual = service manual? I think.Dblaze wrote:alright, would it be the workshop manual? Download one of those and the regular manual.
I'm so tired I can hardly see. But yes. I'm thinking along the lines of a Haynes manual (Or a Chilton's manual, if you're so unfortunate to not be able to find anything else) or, if you're lucky, a factory service manual. Anyway...
My apologies for my garbled and likely only halfway intelligible speech. I'm going to go sleep and revisit this thread in the morning.
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Maybe it's just a matter of the internet being full of idiots who post that the AutoZone guy said it's the O2 sensor when he struggled to get them to understand that it's probably not. I only ever hear one side of the story, I guess.watkins wrote:Usually with my store the customers are the ones who always think O2 sensor. I always tell them that its probably something else entirely unrelated and that O2 sensors should be the LAST thing they check. Ill pull a P0300 and they all jump right to oxygen sensors. I really want to smack them.
I don't suppose your scanner can pull ABS codes? My 2002 GMC's ABS light is on and my ScanGauge doesn't seem able to pull the codes.
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Re: Check Engine Light just came on..
Unfortunately we can only do CELs.
Last GM truck ABS light I dealt with was an unplugged connector on the ABS control unit. Its a poorly designed clip in a horrible location. Id take a look at that first if you havent already because it really wouldnt surprise me if they are prone to breaking
Last GM truck ABS light I dealt with was an unplugged connector on the ABS control unit. Its a poorly designed clip in a horrible location. Id take a look at that first if you havent already because it really wouldnt surprise me if they are prone to breaking
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Re: Check Engine Light just came on..
alright cool, thanks. I'll check it out tomorrow. any idea what it looks like btw?