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Old 09-02-2007, 05:56 PM
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service engine soon light
the light came on today while driving. what should i do?
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Old 09-02-2007, 06:22 PM
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is the o2 sensor the thing that connects to the exhaust under the car? if so that might be unplugged and is that a bad thing
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Old 09-02-2007, 07:25 PM
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Barrow a OBDII scanner from your local Auto Zone and scan it.
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Old 09-02-2007, 07:46 PM
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Barrow a OBDII scanner from your local Auto Zone and scan it.
yeah just take it in there and they'll scan it for you and tell you whats wrong it takes like all of 30 seconds
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Old 09-02-2007, 10:49 PM
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Old 09-03-2007, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by FrYd-RyS
is the o2 sensor the thing that connects to the exhaust under the car? if so that might be unplugged and is that a bad thing
yes and yes
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Old 09-03-2007, 10:45 PM
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can i just plug it back in?
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Old 09-04-2007, 12:49 AM
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can i just plug it back in?
Yes... what code came up when you scanned it?
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Old 09-04-2007, 04:42 PM
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havent had a chance yet
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Old 09-04-2007, 07:16 PM
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the light went off..wtf
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Old 09-04-2007, 09:39 PM
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get it scanned anyway.
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Old 09-04-2007, 10:54 PM
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ya it came back on when i hit a bump
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Old 09-04-2007, 11:58 PM
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haha.. go to autozone.
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Old 09-05-2007, 12:01 AM
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will do,, the garage i went to said they charged 98$ to do it
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go to autozone not a shop, autozone or O'Rielly (if you have one) can scan for free no need to pay for it save that money to fix it
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