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Old April 4th, 2007, 12:40 AM   #1
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all of a sudden my car has been getting horrible milage. i went threw a half a tank in two days. whay has it gotten so bad.
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Old April 4th, 2007, 12:44 AM   #2
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could be a number of things. i think the easiest would be to check o2 sensors, could be causing a rich condition. did your check engine light come on ? does the light work ?
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my check engine light came on all of the sudden but it only comes on like every 10 seconds it kind of like flashes but not all of the time
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Old April 4th, 2007, 01:59 AM   #4
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how do you know if the o2 sensors are bad?
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Old April 4th, 2007, 12:15 PM   #5
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if your check engine light is on, and seems to flash randomy. it is flashing a code. so you need to retrieve that code..could be the problem
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how do i go about retrieving the code?
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it could be running a little rich and or the fuel lines problably leaking, or maybe the knock sensor is bad
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i pressed submit 1 to many times....sorry
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CRAP!! i cant delete
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