If you wait long enough you can sometimes win the battle is wills and it goes out, meaning that the problem has fixed itself. Or that the bulb also now needs repairing.
Fix that wire before you cause damage to your catalytic converter or worse. The sensor is important for the engine to calculate the proper amount of fuel it has to inject. Too little (lean) and too much (rich) are both detrimental to your engine's well-being.
Narrator: he never replaced that O2 sensor, but the catalytic converter never suffered any direct consequences either, despite all the dire warnings from Lemmy, since the thief who stole it kept it safe from any unburned exhaust gases.
To anyone out there's who isn't aware, do not take your car to a dealership or auto shop with no idea why the check engine light is on. Instead used a Fixd diagnostic device or something similar to get more details. At least that way you are arming yourself with information and are less likely to be ripped off.
Why does your car have MPH and km/h? Is it Canadian? Sounds like the only place where things are almost normal, but then there's these glaring reminders that they have a deranged southern neighbour.
20 Comments
Iheartcheese@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 160d
Jesus Christ man learn how to work a car. You need to put tape over that check engine light.
bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 160d
If you wait long enough you can sometimes win the battle is wills and it goes out, meaning that the problem has fixed itself. Or that the bulb also now needs repairing.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 28 pts · 160d
check engine light on
open hood
"Yep, engine still there"
engine checked
victorz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 160d
TIL 🙏
Schmuppes@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 160d
Fix that wire before you cause damage to your catalytic converter or worse. The sensor is important for the engine to calculate the proper amount of fuel it has to inject. Too little (lean) and too much (rich) are both detrimental to your engine's well-being.
kalpol@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 160d
Oh yes. Had literally just happened. I'll swap it out soon.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 160d
Narrator: he never replaced that O2 sensor, but the catalytic converter never suffered any direct consequences either, despite all the dire warnings from Lemmy, since the thief who stole it kept it safe from any unburned exhaust gases.
kalpol@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 160d
Jeep, the converter is probably just fiberglass and wasp nests
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 160d
To anyone out there's who isn't aware, do not take your car to a dealership or auto shop with no idea why the check engine light is on. Instead used a Fixd diagnostic device or something similar to get more details. At least that way you are arming yourself with information and are less likely to be ripped off.
kalpol@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 160d
Even better, get the 15 dollar Bluetooth odb2 reader and the Torque app for another 5. Tells you not only codes but all kinds of neat data.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 2 pts · 160d
Yo is your engine running?
kalpol@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 160d
Nah caught it just short of the gate
SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world · 1 pts · 160d
Good job dudeski!
themaninblack@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 160d
Humble brag toyota
kalpol@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 160d
Not this baby, Jeep ZJ, and not even the 4.0
ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 160d
Why does your car have MPH and km/h? Is it Canadian? Sounds like the only place where things are almost normal, but then there's these glaring reminders that they have a deranged southern neighbour.
chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 160d
Most of my cars in the US have had them. Digital ones you can choose the unit. I've always driven Japanese cars, but I've seen it in rentals also.
ByteJunk@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 160d
TIL, thank you. Never thought American cars would have km/h, maybe there's hope yet.
/s we're all doomed, it's fine
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 160d
I've never driven an American market car whose speedometer was only in miles.
kalpol@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 160d
It's because they are also sold in Canada and Mexico