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Honda Civic 1999, P0135, Oxygen Sensor Change, D16Y7 --- TheStory ....
On Feb 25, 8:08*am, hobbes > wrote:
> On Jan 16, 2:43*pm, hobbes > wrote: > > > > > > > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > It has been a month now .... still OK .... touch wood.... > > Best, Mike.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - At at about the two month point since I put in that Bosch Oxygen Sensor. Running good. The MPG is really no change and I average about 31 MPG which is what I used to get. So that is about 800 miles on the car. Best, Mike. |
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