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Justinktm
01-03-2012, 12:46 AM
i went to autozone im throwing the 2 front o2 sensor codes and i took the exhaust off to drop tranny and it smelt like pure alcohol i was like GOD! i didnt know what it was but it said the o2 sensors were bad would that make it to run rich and smell like that all i use is 91 octane no ethanol....


Latch
01-03-2012, 12:56 AM
I think your car has been drinking...

wssix99
01-03-2012, 07:34 AM
Count your blessings and hook a still up to your exhaust!

O2 codes does not mean your sensors are "bad," they may be working properly and just be detecting a rich condition.

What are the exact codes?


robertbartsch
01-03-2012, 09:52 AM
Gas is now at least 15% alchohal - thanks to Congress...

which codes are you throwing?