1999 SS o2 Sensor Help....
Problem : Car was driving funny starting yesterday, so I sat and thought about it for a while and came up with a possible bad o2 sensor, Took it to my buddy and ran the obd on it and sure enough bank 1 (driver side front) was bad. So I bought a new one and put it in. Heres where my problem is, upon changing them out and starting the car back up, everything seemed to be fine, not idling rough seemed to be fixed, the SES light is still on, and now smoke is coming out of the tailpipes.... any ideas? Should I unplug the battery for a minute or two them reconnect it? maybe the ECM needs reset? I did not unhook the battery for the swap so maybe that would help?
*Note the car is basically stock and untuned/molested.
will a new o2 sensor cause smoke for a little while? should i let it run and see if it stops? kinda lost here guys. this is my daily drive so i need to figure this out asap
Thanks for all input guys
Also a car will often run a rich air to fuel ratio if an oxygen sensor isnt functioning properly just to keep the engine from being damaged.
the smoke you saw is most likely coming from the rich air to fuel ratio and it will go away when the fuel trims reset with the new oxygen sensor after you disconnect the battery.
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