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Old May 21, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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is there anything I can do about that or am I just going to have to suffer though it??
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Old May 21, 2003 | 04:36 PM
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It may be your O2 sensor. When this goes out, your mileage will drop 2-8 mpg. This is an easy repair, do it yourself and save on labor.

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Old May 21, 2003 | 04:39 PM
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I dont kow where the O2 sensor is but I can find it
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Old May 21, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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On your back exhaust manifold, follow the pipe down a few inches and you will see a senser sticking out of it with wires leading back up to the engine. That is the senser. Just make sure you do this while the engine is cold.
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Old May 21, 2003 | 04:51 PM
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Look over the top of your engine and look on your exhaust pipe coming out the back your engine and there will be a spark plug looking thing with a couple wires coming out of it. Thats it, I think there might be 2?

When you o2 sensor goes bad do you replace both of em and do they not through a SES light?
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Old May 21, 2003 | 04:55 PM
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Nine times out of ten you only have to change the first one (the one Kuhl and I described). The other O2 senser is down by the catalytic converter, and doesn't go out as often. Sometimes these will not throw an SES light.
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Old May 21, 2003 | 05:03 PM
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WIth your 92, there should only be one O2 sensor, and it only has one wire.
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Old May 21, 2003 | 05:05 PM
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That'* right! My bad. The newer Bonnevilles had the two O2'*. Thanks for catching that 99.
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Old May 21, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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ok i found the O2 sensor but dosent have a lil gauge
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Old May 21, 2003 | 08:28 PM
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on my 92 buick le sabre the O2 sensor requires a special socket and make sure ur engine is cold i made that mistake and theirs only 2 sensor on my car
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