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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 07:56 AM
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Ok, for about a week now my car has been running pig rich. When it first started off it would just flutter a little bit goin down the road,but now it is at almost a constant girgling miss. Its gotten to the point where I kinda hate to drive it. I changed plugs in it last night and as I was taking the left side out all you could see was black sut. Went over to the passenger side and changed those and they looked perfectly normal. Car is still doin the same damn thing tho. It seems sometimes when I get down on the car it will clear up for a second then at cruising speed it will start it all over again. Anybody got any suggestions on this. I do have longtubes but still stock cam and tuning. Thanks for the help.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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Any check engine light? A flashing one maybe? I'd check the 02 sensor on the side with the black plugs. Swap the front 02's and see if the problem moves to the other side.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 09:13 AM
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Yeah there has been a light on for a while now sice I removed the AIR junk, and no cats. I am running o2 simms on the rears. I was thinkin maybe a bad o2 also that would explain it only on the left side.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 10:01 AM
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Check your oxygen sensor. You can clean them by dipping them in isopropyl alcohol and then burn the sensor end using a torch.
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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 70T/A400
Check your oxygen sensor. You can clean them by dipping them in isopropyl alcohol and then burn the sensor end using a torch.
What? I've never heard of anyone doing that. Not saying your wrong....just a new one to me.
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