The 02 sensor is out of the hole
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You mean nuts? I think they're 8x1.25mm. Can get replacements anywhere. Better yet, some self-locking copper ones:
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And some star-lockwashers.
And torque wrench
And some star-lockwashers.
And torque wrench
Do yourself a favor. Change your life. Get an electric ratchet. The annoyance of threading in long bolts and nuts, especially in cramped situations, is gone. Hold the trigger down. I use mine for all the small things now.
Hi there. I didn't do anything. Shop replaced a flex pipe.
I had to really rev it up to jump a car.. after that, my coworker pointed out it was "loose."
When I drove home, it was dragging on the ground.
I draped it over some part of the plastic shield on the bottom.
Should have it put back in on maybe "Wednesday."
Should I get a new 02 sensor? Or get a flex funnel and put some spray cleaner in there when it is warm/cool (so it doesn't melt the funnel) through the 02 sensor hole...
So after your co-worker pointed out your O2-sensor was loose, you:
1. Left it loose?
2. Drove home and O2-sensor fell out rest of way and dragged on ground?
What would cleaning inside of exhaust do?
Yes, you need new O2-sensor, a manual and torque wrench. Only do procedures prescribed in manual. Follow it manual precisely. When it gives torque number, make sure you achieve that number.
1. Left it loose?
2. Drove home and O2-sensor fell out rest of way and dragged on ground?
What would cleaning inside of exhaust do?
Yes, you need new O2-sensor, a manual and torque wrench. Only do procedures prescribed in manual. Follow it manual precisely. When it gives torque number, make sure you achieve that number.
Shops will only do what you tell them. Otherwise they will come up with huge list of "must do" items and charge you tonnes and problem will still be there. YOU must be chieftain of your cars' maintenance. Otherwise i hope you are independently wealthy and can afford to support team of mechanics... and their wives and kids... and their McMansion and country-club dues... :grin:
Under typical shop arrangements, I agree with you. I think we paid for our old mechanic's vacation when we literally had about $3000 worth of work done one month, across three cars. Two survived. Ouch.
This time, my Subaru enthusiast friend told me to go to a certain shop and ask for Lou and the re-install itself should be about $20.. I'll pick up a Denso 02 because sure, why not. And the gasket. And these are built Subarus, so. It should be better than the other place, that welded the flex pipe and must have stuck it back in with no bolts ? Because the revving loosened it, and it isn't supposed to...
The computer thinks that the engine is running way too lean, and would probably indicate as much if queried or scanned for codes - however that can be confusing, because the computer is commanding the injectors to send as much fuel as possible, in order to combat the lean condition. So the car should be running rich.
Okay well.. won't let me make a new thread?? How weird. But.. I NEED YOUR HELP!!! My 93 1.6 won't start when hot...
Hi y'all! It has been a while, but now I need your help, and this site is better than the snooty Oil site, sadly. My 93 1.6 I wasn't there when it happened, but, short version.. it basically (from what I was told
- Stalled on the road
- Wouldnt start back up
- Had to be towed
Then:
- Started next day
- Ran poorly
- Had distributor changed .
From what I saw, and could recreate:
- Car started right up. Seemed to idle fine. Fluids look good.
- Idled for a nice long time. I pressed the gas to rev it, and it died...
- Wouldnt start back up.
- About an hour later it did.
- Tried the gas again.. died.
- Then it wouldn't start back up, no matter what.
- Tried starting fluid, didn't seem to make a difference at the end... not sure if I sprayed it in right. I know you need a lot.
Fuel injectors? Fuel? Jumped a tooth on time?? What's up? This is the first time the car has done anything like this.
Got a brandy new distributor on it.. what would you next do?
Hi y'all! It has been a while, but now I need your help, and this site is better than the snooty Oil site, sadly. My 93 1.6 I wasn't there when it happened, but, short version.. it basically (from what I was told
- Stalled on the road
- Wouldnt start back up
- Had to be towed
Then:
- Started next day
- Ran poorly
- Had distributor changed .
From what I saw, and could recreate:
- Car started right up. Seemed to idle fine. Fluids look good.
- Idled for a nice long time. I pressed the gas to rev it, and it died...
- Wouldnt start back up.
- About an hour later it did.
- Tried the gas again.. died.
- Then it wouldn't start back up, no matter what.
- Tried starting fluid, didn't seem to make a difference at the end... not sure if I sprayed it in right. I know you need a lot.
Fuel injectors? Fuel? Jumped a tooth on time?? What's up? This is the first time the car has done anything like this.
Got a brandy new distributor on it.. what would you next do?
This happened before or after the brand new distributor?
Aftermarket distributors are known disasters even new right out of the box. See: https://www.toyotanation.com/forum/...-list-confirmed-distributor-fault-issues.html
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