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Old 04-14-2006, 01:52 PM
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service engine soon light- scanned with predator heater circuit Bank 2 sensor 2 malfunction. What is this?
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passenger side rear o2 sensor isn't heating up correctly... could be the wire melted through or broke somewhere, or could be a bad rear o2 sensor
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Pass side after cat O2 sensor.
http://www.ls2.com/boggs/dtcs/DTC%20P0161.htm
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so i guess i should change the passenger side 02 sensor?
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swap sensors, see if the code follows
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i cleared the code out and the light has not come on for about three days or so any ideas?
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I had a P0161 code on my 02 Camaro Z28 LS1 set last friday (3 days ago) and without resetting the code, the SES light has gone off by itself today.
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Maby the computers in the cars just get stupid every so often.



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