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willwren 12-12-2007 10:28 AM

Yes, it may take a few days. Use your next full tank to check the fuel mileage.

banned3800 12-12-2007 01:52 PM

I checked my milage on this last tank... Already ran 160miles since yesterday :lol:

I drove 230 Miles on 10.75 Gallons

for 21.395 Miles to the gallon...

All stop and go with the AC on..


Let us know if you improve any with the new sensor ;)

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Tuffguy610 12-14-2007 09:03 AM

Update: The gas mileage doesnt seem like it improved at all, and the check engine light came on 50 miles and 48 hours after installing the new oxygen sensor :cry:

banned3800 12-14-2007 10:39 AM

Whats the new code?

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Tuffguy610 12-17-2007 09:51 AM

Unfortunately I do not have a code scanner. I drove it around this weekend and it went off, came on again for like 10-15 miles, and its been off ever since. For anybody to diagnose the code, it will probably cost me like 75 bux. I do have an Autozone about 5 minutes from work, do you think its worth the trip over there for them to see what code is in the memory? Maybe its something stupid that the new oxygen sensor exposed? I really haven't seen that much improvement in mileage with this sensor yet.

willwren 12-17-2007 09:54 AM

Yes, go to AZ and try to pull the code if it's still in history.

Tuffguy610 12-18-2007 09:01 AM

Yea so the check engine light hasn't been on, so I went to Autozone to see if they could pull it from memory, and they said that the light has to be on. So of course, the light comes on today while driving to work. This thing needs to make up its mind. I will probably go to Autozone today after work, and then it will probably shut off again! The gas mileage seems to have improved a little. Perhaps this check engine light is a sign of the car adjusting to the new sensor inputs, and when the light permanently gets fixed the mileage will really improve. Who knows... Thanks for everyone's help so far.


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