First off hi everyone im new the forum. I was recommended from another member on clug3g.com Thanks Bitter.
My concern is i have a 1999 corolla ce has a 163000 miles on it. About two weeks ago it snowed, i drove the car and it grounded out in the ice pretty good. Later i was on the interstate going 60 and it sounded as if the exhaust came loose *it was loud*. Five minutes later it stopped! The next day the check engine light came on. Then it went off after a few starts, I went to autozone said PD125. Read that the car had insufficient coolant level on closed loop fuel. Well i ended up replacing the thermostat, the temp sensor and went ahead and put a new belt on the car. There seems to still be a problem i can smell fuel coming from the exhaust or somewhere. I don't know if i was on the interstate and my cat got clogged that's why it was loud. I took it to a muffler place and she said it seemed fine to him but the smell of the gasoline is getting annoying and it's unpleasant. What do you guys think the problem is?
Yeah when we got that big snow a couple weeks ago it was all icy after it rained and the corolla is low so i may have damaged something underneath but would this make me smell fuel? You don't think it would be the charcoal canister would it? I have not done anything to my corolla but put a new batter, new starter and change the oil since i got it. I've put 34k on the car since 06. Like i mentioned earlier i was on the interestate and it sounded like my exhaust fell off but it was still connected i was like WTF? I took it to the muffler place and everything was intact and no leaking. What would cause me to hear the sound of it like the exhaust came off and then it stop after 5 miles? This was the same day i drove in the ice. But my main concern is not smelling the fuel b/c it makes me sick to smell fumes.
Odd. Punctured tank ? I would take it to another muffler place to have the system checked. With the Check engine light just make sure all fluids are OK. My CE light has been on for over a year and I know it's a exhaust problem. As long as the motor is OK I'm not worried about the light.
replace the primary O2 sensor, as i said on club3g the P0125 code is misdefined on toyotas.
they throw this code http://www.obd-codes.com/p0125
but thats not correct, i don't remember the exact code it should throw but it is related to the primary oxygen sensor not responding. do a search here on P0125 and you'll find what you need.
Which o2 is it? I might have a new exhaust system put on today they said they'd put one on for 180 so i may have them throw in the 02 sensor when i get it done. I just hope this solves the problem.
you probably don't need the whole exhaust, its common for that donut gasket to get damaged and leak. you need the PRIMARY sensor, the one thats before the cat. theres two, one before the cat which is PRIMARY and one after that is SECONDARY, but be sure to SEARCH and see what i'm talking about with this code being defined wrong.
Ok, so you don't think it's the charcoal canister? I looked underneath the car i don't see any leaks or anything like that. I do know the car is kinda smoking and running rich so i dunno if the fumes could be from the outside or what but you can smell them. So replacing the 02 sensor will correct this problem? I just want to know what to tell the mechanic so i know i have the problem solved
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