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PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 10:40 pm 
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What are the symptoms of a bad oxygen sensor?
Symptoms of a Bad Oxygen Sensor:
When you have a bad oxygen sensor, your vehicle will run less efficiently, it can sometimes have a poor idle, erratic jerking at steady throttle, hard starting problems, cause the check engine light to come on, and will cause high fuel consumption.


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How do you know if your oxygen sensor is bad?
Check this list to see if it's time to replace YOUR vehicle's oxygen sensors:
Sudden decrease in fuel mileage....
Flashing check engine light or malfunction indicator lamp in the vehicle?s dash board....
Failure to pass smog....
Overall poor vehicle performance; rough idling, stalling, hesitation on acceleration, etc.


When do you guys change your upstream oxygen sensor ? Do you wait until there's a DTC ?


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 11:22 pm 
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standard recommendation is 100,000mi I personally wouldn't push it past 75,000mi....it and the MAF sensor have some of the biggest affects on your fuel mileage.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 12:29 pm 
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166k miles on the original O2 and everything appears to be fine. But I guess it might be time for a change soon.

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:38 pm 
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Change it/them when it/they becomes a problem. Actually first, I would try cleaning them and see if that buys you some additional time.

There is no need to change them at 75k or 100k or whatever. I think that's my lulz for the day.

Never had service bulletins that told us to change HO2S's because "when they reach a pre-determined mileage..."

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 5:12 pm 
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yes, dont throw parts at your ride just cause - if you have 100 buck scanner, you can see their voltages and then determine if they are working within the expected range and not slow or stuck - not very expensive but clean all 3 first - o2 x 2 and maf.

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