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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>DjJoOnie</b> <br /><small>Member # 378</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,3,8,53,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> hi guys, <br /><br />my o2 sensors are damaged somehow, <br />but only two of them, if i put the two good ones at "before converter" and put the bad ones "after converter" and put MIL would this be ok?<br />my car gets wacky idle, just shuts off by it self, but if i reset the computer by disconnecting the battery, <br />this problem disapears but same later..<br /><br />i need to buy mil's anyways because i dont like this check engine sign, so if this will solve the problem, i dont have to buy the expensive o2 sensors, am i wrong ? right? <br /><br />help!! thanks.<br /><br />i have 98 mustang cobra with bbk o/r h pipe<br /> <br /> <small>[ August 03, 2003, 09:50 AM: Message edited by: DjJoOnie ]</small> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>st5150</b> <br /><small>Member # 51</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,3,13,21,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> No it won't work, the ones behind the cats are different sensors. You will need to buy two new front ones <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>DjJoOnie</b> <br /><small>Member # 378</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,4,22,6,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> oh, only the back ones are damaged when i checked not the front ones,<br />thanks for the reply.<br /><br />so since its the back ones, will mil help? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>st5150</b> <br /><small>Member # 51</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,4,22,11,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Sorry, I misunderstood your first post then. So all this time you've been running all your O2 sensors with an off road H pipe and have gotten no check engine light? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>DjJoOnie</b> <br /><small>Member # 378</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2003,7,5,11,12,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> nope, i had check sign from the begining, but i think when the o2 sensors got damaged the car computer cant adjust lean or rich problem and soemtimes the car shuts off only when its idle. i checked the idle control thing and same thing, it only disapears when i reset the computer, it becomes normal for like 3 days and same later<br /><br />-OR- MAYBE<br /><br />i just dont know what tha hack is going on... <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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