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Old January 16th 08, 08:43 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.honda
hobbes
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Default Honda Civic 1999, P0135, Oxygen Sensor Change, D16Y7 --- TheStory ....

On Jan 15, 8:46*pm, hobbes > wrote:
> Hi Jeffery,
>
> I was reading some of your posts about your overheating engine, sorry
> to learn you are having some much trouble. I am afraid I am not an
> expert in cars and am sort of learning as I go along .....
>
> Oxygen Sensors are more to do with emissions than overheating engines.
> If a sensor fails it usually fails safe. Say you cut all the wires to
> the sensor, the engine will still run because the ECM car computer
> uses a default value and keeps your car running. Your catalytic
> converter may suffer a bit as will your miles per gallon petrol usage,
> but it is usually O.K. to drive around for a few days until you can
> bring the car to a repair place.
>
> The fact that your battery light came on and the oil presure light I
> think means your engine stopped running. This means the servo
> assistance on the brakes also is not there. Your foot brakes will
> work, but they are much harder to push because there is no engine to
> help apply preasure. Likewise you may have found the steering also
> harder to turn the wheel. Again the power assistance to the steering
> may also have been lost.
>
> I think your temperature gauge is not lying and there is also a high
> temp warning light and I did not see you mentioning that coming on. So
> I think your engine did not overheat in this instance.
>
> Hope you can get your puppy fixed up OK.
>
> Warmest regards, Mike.
>
> On Jan 15, 6:45*pm, "Jeffrey D." > wrote:
>
>
>
> > hobbes, just a clarification.

>
> > When the check engine light turned on or flashed on, did you have
> > trouble working on the brakes? I mean were the breaks and accelerator
> > was really hard to push making you to stop???

>
> > I had the same problem - the oil pressure and battery lights flashed
> > on while i was driving and it was too difficult to push for the brakes
> > to the floor and I used the handbreak instead to stop the
> > car...somebody told me it was due to overheating that's why the lights
> > flashed. But i did not see the temp gauge moving up to the maximum...

>
> > So this is also an O2 sensor failure???

>
> > thanks!!!

>
> > JD- Hide quoted text -

>
> - Show quoted text -


Hi,

I just filled up with Petrol and over 197.3 miles I used 6.135 Gallons
of petrol. So I have about 32 MPG. This I think is what I was getting
before on my average weekly usage. I had two days worth running with
the Check Engine Light on, and about five days with the new Oxygen
Sensor installed. I suspect that the old O2 sensor was still working,
just that the heater bit was broken. Hence I was only getting bad fuel
consumption when the car is cold which is not for very long.

So far the car runs like it was before. I cannot tell the difference.
So I gues so far the Oxygen Sensor is working O.K.

Finger crossed ..... Mike.
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