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Old 02-09-2005, 06:24 PM
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iam wondering would a bad o2 sensor cause a car to have a rough idle?





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Can you tell us all your symptoms, and tell us everything you've done/changed? Sounds alot from your posts that you're chasing a gremlin. These sporadic posts all over are making this confusing.

Let'* focus in on this in one topic and nail it right the first time.
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Originally Posted by willwren
Can you tell us all your symptoms, and tell us everything you've done/changed? Sounds alot from your posts that you're chasing a gremlin. These sporadic posts all over are making this confusing.

Let'* focus in on this in one topic and nail it right the first time.
I agree. Makes me wonder what he'* really trying to sell in the For Sale section.
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In my car whenever the idle get'* really lumpy or rough....and the SES light comes on....It only throws a O2 sensor code...So I'm going with yes...even though my sensor was not even in the car for 2 hours...it still does that
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most likey a bad O2 will throw the SES, but not always
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Originally Posted by willwren
Can you tell us all your symptoms, and tell us everything you've done/changed? Sounds alot from your posts that you're chasing a gremlin. These sporadic posts all over are making this confusing.

Let'* focus in on this in one topic and nail it right the first time.

the only symptom is the the car has a rough idle when sitting, ive notice if the car is in park then the idle seems smooth, now if i put the car in drive and i have my foot on the brake the idle is a little rough, the car accelrates and drives fine its just has that bad idle when the car is at a complete stop i can even feel it on the steering wheel
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Can you tell us all your symptoms, and tell us everything you've done/changed? Sounds alot from your posts that you're chasing a gremlin. These sporadic posts all over are making this confusing.

Let'* focus in on this in one topic and nail it right the first time.

the only symptom is the the car has a rough idle when sitting, ive notice if the car is in park then the idle seems smooth, now if i put the car in drive and i have my foot on the brake the idle is a little rough, the car accelrates and drives fine its just has that bad idle when the car is at a complete stop i can even feel it on the steering wheel
how is your MPG?
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Can you tell us all your symptoms, and tell us everything you've done/changed? Sounds alot from your posts that you're chasing a gremlin. These sporadic posts all over are making this confusing.

Let'* focus in on this in one topic and nail it right the first time.

the only symptom is the the car has a rough idle when sitting, ive notice if the car is in park then the idle seems smooth, now if i put the car in drive and i have my foot on the brake the idle is a little rough, the car accelrates and drives fine its just has that bad idle when the car is at a complete stop i can even feel it on the steering wheel
how is your MPG?
my miles per gallon sucks, with a full tank of gas iam getting about 215 miles or sometimes less, now thats city driving, iam easy on the gas, i dont have a heavy foot at all, also what is the ac delco part number for the o2 sensor?
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Here is the AC Delco link.
http://www.acdelco.com/html/catalog/index.htm

I came up with ASF-75 but please double check that.

That is a good question about a O2 causing rough idle. So many things can cause rough idle on these motors.
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The GM part number for you O2 sensor is also posted in TechInfo. You can use that number to order it from gmpartsdirect.com.


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