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can i use gasoline to clean my O2 sensor?...3 new check engine light codes

Old Feb 29, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 02:21 PM
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Why would you clean it? Mine is dirty and it works fine.
Old Feb 29, 2004 | 02:25 PM
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i dont know, but i used gasoline and now there are three new check engine light codes

P1298 manufacturer control fuel air metering
(this code wont go away, i cant erase it)

P0135 o2 sensor heater circuit malfunction (bank 1 sensor 1)

P0141 o2 sensor heater circuit malfunction (bank 1 sensor 2)


last week a code came on "P0132 02 sensor curcuit high volts (bank 1 sensor 1)" so i cleaned the o2 sensors with gasoline and now these new codes are on, does anyone know what they mean?
Old Feb 29, 2004 | 02:33 PM
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What car do you have that throws those codes?
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 02:34 PM
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Old Feb 29, 2004 | 02:47 PM
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oh yeah and we unplugged the o2 sensors and the codes still comeback, my friend manuel hooked up the air fuel gauge like a year ago and we checked the wireing and he said that he hooked up the guage to ground instead of a positive or something and then he fixed it and we cleaned the sensors and then they came on
Old Feb 29, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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hmmm, surely if the sensor reads fuel and is covered in fuel it is gonna ---- up the readings? common sense?
Old Feb 29, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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so you you thinks its because it has fuel in it? is it broken you think?
Old Feb 29, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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i'd say you probably cooked it.
Old Feb 29, 2004 | 04:25 PM
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If you are going to clean your o2 sensor... you should probably be buying a new one... kinda like when we used to clean the old air stock filters cause we are too cheap to buy the $3 stock replacement filter.. and then bitch cause the filter doesn't work.... just get a new sensor... unless you get the k&n o2 sensor with cleaning kit.. then you should be ok cleaning it

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