Need oxygen sensor help

86ttops · August 12th, 2009, 11:14 PM

I Have been having problems on and off for a week now. My 97 gt sohc 4.6 will idle real rough and when you are cruising at one speed it cuts in and out. I thought i had bad gas but it does it off and on nothing seems to trigger it. I put 500 miles on it this weekend and no problems but it is back at it again today. Today the check engine light came on so i scanned it and it came up bank 1 sensor 1 lean. From what i gather that is a oxygen sensor bad?? If so which one would it be? I assume a front one it has 4. I was thinking of doing a tune up and getting some of those g3 plugs are they worth it?

98stanger · August 12th, 2009, 11:24 PM

truth be told. only buy ford parts. aftermarket stuff sucks. go with motorcraft or ngk plugs and ford racing wires. butthe 02s from ford. there 130 a piece but worth it and replace both of them. oh yeaaaa do u have long tubes

86ttops · August 12th, 2009, 11:39 PM

It already has ford racing wires on it. i think the guy i bought it from ( did not seem to be to smart) changed the wires because he wanted blue ones to match the cold air intake. I don't think he changed the plugs and i have had it for a year and a half and put 12,000 miles on it. It has 140,000 on it. The stock plugs are said to be motorcraft double platinum they are like $5 each and the g3's are $6 each and i have seen them advertising them on horsepower tv saying they where the best thing sense running water.

86ttops · August 12th, 2009, 11:47 PM

By the way i checked my mpg this weekend and was getting 22mpg with the air on in 90+ deg weather on the high way does this sound right?

Fluffy The Rhino · August 12th, 2009, 11:57 PM

Might as well replace the O2 sensors.

86ttops · August 13th, 2009, 12:08 AM

I am not going to replace all of them right now just cant afford it. I bought a bosh o2 sensor to replace the bad one.

98stanger · August 13th, 2009, 01:03 AM

when you replace on in a week the other one will go bad. it happened to me

zinc02GT · August 13th, 2009, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by 98stanger

when you replace on in a week the other one will go bad. it happened to me

That is quite simply about as ignorant as it gets.

I have been running 1 Bosch O2 Sensor and 3 Stock O2 Sensors for over 4 months now and the only issue I had was the O2 Sensor I originally bought was bad out of the box.

86ttops · August 13th, 2009, 01:10 AM

Kinda what i thought sounds to me like he may have replaced the wrong one? Which is why i am trying to figure out where bank 1 sensor 1 is? I dont have a extra $200 to spend on it at the moment or i would replace them all.

zinc02GT · August 13th, 2009, 01:17 AM

Bank 1 is cylinder side 1. Passenger side on our cars.

What was the Code exactly and I can tell you all you need to know?

86ttops · August 13th, 2009, 01:26 AM

Honstly didnt look at the code it has said it before i posted it before and no one awnsered me let me see if i can find it.

86ttops · August 13th, 2009, 01:34 AM

This is all i had sorry

switches-lean
bank 1 sensor 1

zinc02GT · August 13th, 2009, 01:41 AM

I'm gonna say front, passenger side sensor.

As for a tune up, get NGK TR55 plugs gaped at .054, fuel filter, oil change, clean your intake, change coolant, change transmission fluid, change differential oil, flush brakes, replcae PCV

86ttops · August 13th, 2009, 02:02 AM

You must have missed the part where i said i was going to not spend $200 lol thanks for your help i will replace this weekend and report back .

zinc02GT · August 13th, 2009, 02:07 AM

The spark plugs are like $17 for all eight. Fuel filter is like $7, coolant is like $15, Transmission is about $25, oil is $35. You can pick and choose.

98stanger · August 13th, 2009, 10:58 AM

hey zinc bet you think its cool knowing everything huh. i was saying that because i did replace my front left 02 sensor. code went away and what do you know a week later the other one was reading bad. just like my mechanic said and just like the ford place said. yea i have bosh on mine too but when i go forced induction my tuner said to go back to the oem ones from ford. oh yea you probably know how to tune cars too. is that right or wrong

zinc02GT · August 13th, 2009, 12:56 PM

Don't be immature dude. It was an ignorant statement. THe only reason it would do that is probably due to you putting it on the wrong side. I can't help that I actually learned how to do it right on my car. I never cailmed to know everything either.

98stanger · August 13th, 2009, 04:06 PM

if you say bro. whatever you say

MustangMatt96GT · August 13th, 2009, 04:11 PM

an oxygen sensor is an oxygen sensor... it will read correctly no matter what if its a good oxygen sensor...

the brand is the only thing that is going to determine how long it "lives"

and by replacing one oxygen sensor, it does not mean the other side is going to go... could have just been yours went at the same time... but hell on my moms expedition, i have put three drivers side up stream sensors on, and guess what none of the rest went bad... Too bad the ones i put in(off on of the mustang exhausts I have) were bad after only a few thousand miles...

98stanger · August 13th, 2009, 04:15 PM

lol yea. well mine where 10 years old too so that might be the reason and plus where i had long tubes installed they spliced them and exstended them. so i just bought new ones. all i know is my tuner said once i go forced induction to go get ford oem ones. he said all the other ones are junk

August 12th, 2009, 11:14 PM	#1
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	Need oxygen sensor help I Have been having problems on and off for a week now. My 97 gt sohc 4.6 will idle real rough and when you are cruising at one speed it cuts in and out. I thought i had bad gas but it does it off and on nothing seems to trigger it. I put 500 miles on it this weekend and no problems but it is back at it again today. Today the check engine light came on so i scanned it and it came up bank 1 sensor 1 lean. From what i gather that is a oxygen sensor bad?? If so which one would it be? I assume a front one it has 4. I was thinking of doing a tune up and getting some of those g3 plugs are they worth it?

August 12th, 2009, 11:24 PM	#2
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	truth be told. only buy ford parts. aftermarket stuff sucks. go with motorcraft or ngk plugs and ford racing wires. butthe 02s from ford. there 130 a piece but worth it and replace both of them. oh yeaaaa do u have long tubes __________________ check out my garage for info

August 12th, 2009, 11:57 PM	#5
Fluffy The Rhino Bearer of Bad News I has mustang and legacy. Slower than my Ruger. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Fuckening Posts: 2,392 iTrader: 0 reviews	Might as well replace the O2 sensors. __________________ ~MOD NUTSWINGER~ My Tongue Soothes Razorburn STOPSAYINGFAIL.COM EVERY FART IS A GAMBLE Just Think Of Me As A White Blood Cell.

August 13th, 2009, 01:03 AM	#7
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	when you replace on in a week the other one will go bad. it happened to me __________________ check out my garage for info

August 13th, 2009, 01:17 AM	#10
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	Bank 1 is cylinder side 1. Passenger side on our cars. What was the Code exactly and I can tell you all you need to know? __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

August 12th, 2009, 11:39 PM	#3
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	It already has ford racing wires on it. i think the guy i bought it from ( did not seem to be to smart) changed the wires because he wanted blue ones to match the cold air intake. I don't think he changed the plugs and i have had it for a year and a half and put 12,000 miles on it. It has 140,000 on it. The stock plugs are said to be motorcraft double platinum they are like $5 each and the g3's are $6 each and i have seen them advertising them on horsepower tv saying they where the best thing sense running water.

August 12th, 2009, 11:47 PM	#4
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	By the way i checked my mpg this weekend and was getting 22mpg with the air on in 90+ deg weather on the high way does this sound right?

August 13th, 2009, 12:08 AM	#6
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	I am not going to replace all of them right now just cant afford it. I bought a bosh o2 sensor to replace the bad one.

August 13th, 2009, 01:10 AM	#9
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	Kinda what i thought sounds to me like he may have replaced the wrong one? Which is why i am trying to figure out where bank 1 sensor 1 is? I dont have a extra $200 to spend on it at the moment or i would replace them all.

August 13th, 2009, 01:26 AM	#11
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	Honstly didnt look at the code it has said it before i posted it before and no one awnsered me let me see if i can find it.

August 13th, 2009, 01:34 AM	#12
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	This is all i had sorry switches-lean bank 1 sensor 1

August 13th, 2009, 01:41 AM	#13
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	I'm gonna say front, passenger side sensor. As for a tune up, get NGK TR55 plugs gaped at .054, fuel filter, oil change, clean your intake, change coolant, change transmission fluid, change differential oil, flush brakes, replcae PCV __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

August 13th, 2009, 02:02 AM	#14
86ttops Hardcore Enthusiast 86,97 mustang gt t tops n/a Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: decatur il Posts: 1,274 iTrader: 0 reviews	You must have missed the part where i said i was going to not spend $200 lol thanks for your help i will replace this weekend and report back .

August 13th, 2009, 02:07 AM	#15
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	The spark plugs are like $17 for all eight. Fuel filter is like $7, coolant is like $15, Transmission is about $25, oil is $35. You can pick and choose. __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

August 13th, 2009, 10:58 AM	#16
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	hey zinc bet you think its cool knowing everything huh. i was saying that because i did replace my front left 02 sensor. code went away and what do you know a week later the other one was reading bad. just like my mechanic said and just like the ford place said. yea i have bosh on mine too but when i go forced induction my tuner said to go back to the oem ones from ford. oh yea you probably know how to tune cars too. is that right or wrong __________________ check out my garage for info

August 13th, 2009, 12:56 PM	#17
zinc02GT HUGE RED HEADED DUDE W/FIVE-OH 2011 Mustang GT 12.1 @ 116 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 5,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	Don't be immature dude. It was an ignorant statement. THe only reason it would do that is probably due to you putting it on the wrong side. I can't help that I actually learned how to do it right on my car. I never cailmed to know everything either. __________________ Mods in garage. New mods, new track times soon.

August 13th, 2009, 04:06 PM	#18
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	if you say bro. whatever you say __________________ check out my garage for info

August 13th, 2009, 04:11 PM	#19
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT 10.76 @ 122 with d/a of 8365 ft Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,168 iTrader: 3 reviews	an oxygen sensor is an oxygen sensor... it will read correctly no matter what if its a good oxygen sensor... the brand is the only thing that is going to determine how long it "lives" and by replacing one oxygen sensor, it does not mean the other side is going to go... could have just been yours went at the same time... but hell on my moms expedition, i have put three drivers side up stream sensors on, and guess what none of the rest went bad... Too bad the ones i put in(off on of the mustang exhausts I have) were bad after only a few thousand miles... __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions Blown Small Block Ford with a hole in the block. 9.5 Dart Block 400 CI being saved for. Just because you can fuck a cactus doesn't mean you should. Never Lift Racecars

August 13th, 2009, 04:15 PM	#20
98stanger Regular 1998 mustang gt vert Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: stuart virginia Posts: 432 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol yea. well mine where 10 years old too so that might be the reason and plus where i had long tubes installed they spliced them and exstended them. so i just bought new ones. all i know is my tuner said once i go forced induction to go get ford oem ones. he said all the other ones are junk __________________ check out my garage for info

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