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Old Sep 2, 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 Sep 2, 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 Sep 2, 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 Sep 2, 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 Sep 2, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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k ty
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Old Sep 3, 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 Sep 3, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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can i just plug it back in?
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Old Sep 4, 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 Sep 4, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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havent had a chance yet
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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the light went off..wtf
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 09:39 PM
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get it scanned anyway.
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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ya it came back on when i hit a bump
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 11:58 PM
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haha.. go to autozone.
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Old Sep 5, 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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Old Sep 5, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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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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