POWER LOSS PROBLEM SOLVED!!

[Sir Robert Arthur]

First of all... Thanks to all the great SHO owners who answered my post about my power loss!! I thought it was clogged cats, but they turned out to be fine... I also thought my secondaries weren't opening properly, and they checked out fine also... My check engine light was coming on a lot lately so I had my mechanic scan for codes. A code came up for the oxygen sensor at the rear of the intake manifold. I advised him that I had that same oxygen sensor replaced "TWICE" before, and that it should be ok... He called his tech center in minnesota, and they told him that Ford has been having a ton of problems with that sensor. What was happening is somehow the oxygen sensor got stuck on lean, and this resulted in too much gas getting pumped into the engine. He replaced the sensor, and my car is running perfect again!! There is a one year warranty on the sensor and labor, so if that damn thing malfunctions again I will just have it replaced!! For now, it's SHOtime once again!!

<small>[ May 11, 2002, 08:10 AM: Message edited by: Sir Robert Arthur ]</small>

 

[Mike Kopstain]

Hi there. Glad to hear everything is back in tip top shape, but you want to watch out. Depending on how long you were running rich you might have already destroyed the cats. Just something to watch out for.