check engine light
11-25-2006, 11:53 PM
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check engine light
I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
$1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
in advance...Jessie2blue
$1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
in advance...Jessie2blue
11-25-2006, 11:57 PM
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Re: check engine light
oops..I think I posted this in the wrong group..but like a typical
girl, I don't know how to post it in the right one...can't find
it...lol...
iamfree12...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
girl, I don't know how to post it in the right one...can't find
it...lol...
iamfree12...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
11-25-2006, 11:57 PM
#3
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Re: check engine light
oops..I think I posted this in the wrong group..but like a typical
girl, I don't know how to post it in the right one...can't find
it...lol...
iamfree12...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
girl, I don't know how to post it in the right one...can't find
it...lol...
iamfree12...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
11-25-2006, 11:57 PM
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Re: check engine light
oops..I think I posted this in the wrong group..but like a typical
girl, I don't know how to post it in the right one...can't find
it...lol...
iamfree12...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
girl, I don't know how to post it in the right one...can't find
it...lol...
iamfree12...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
11-26-2006, 09:37 AM
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Re: check engine light
do not listen to the guys at autozone and the scantool they use does not
always have the software match to give out the correct code
from what i read i would bet you have a vac. leak in the intake system
too lean means to much air and that truck has a mass air flow sensor and if
there is a intake tube off, it will set that code or one of the many vac
lines fell off or was not put on properly the last time u had it worked on
iamfree12078@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
always have the software match to give out the correct code
from what i read i would bet you have a vac. leak in the intake system
too lean means to much air and that truck has a mass air flow sensor and if
there is a intake tube off, it will set that code or one of the many vac
lines fell off or was not put on properly the last time u had it worked on
iamfree12078@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
11-26-2006, 09:37 AM
#6
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Re: check engine light
do not listen to the guys at autozone and the scantool they use does not
always have the software match to give out the correct code
from what i read i would bet you have a vac. leak in the intake system
too lean means to much air and that truck has a mass air flow sensor and if
there is a intake tube off, it will set that code or one of the many vac
lines fell off or was not put on properly the last time u had it worked on
iamfree12078@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
always have the software match to give out the correct code
from what i read i would bet you have a vac. leak in the intake system
too lean means to much air and that truck has a mass air flow sensor and if
there is a intake tube off, it will set that code or one of the many vac
lines fell off or was not put on properly the last time u had it worked on
iamfree12078@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
11-26-2006, 09:37 AM
#7
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Posts: n/a
Re: check engine light
do not listen to the guys at autozone and the scantool they use does not
always have the software match to give out the correct code
from what i read i would bet you have a vac. leak in the intake system
too lean means to much air and that truck has a mass air flow sensor and if
there is a intake tube off, it will set that code or one of the many vac
lines fell off or was not put on properly the last time u had it worked on
iamfree12078@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
always have the software match to give out the correct code
from what i read i would bet you have a vac. leak in the intake system
too lean means to much air and that truck has a mass air flow sensor and if
there is a intake tube off, it will set that code or one of the many vac
lines fell off or was not put on properly the last time u had it worked on
iamfree12078@yahoo.com wrote:
> I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
11-27-2006, 08:37 AM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: check engine light
FIRST
Don't blame your lack of knowledge on being "Just a girl"
Give yourself more credit than that. By the time this is over, you WILL
know. You just have not needed to know this until now and once you learn you
won't likely soon forget.
SECOND
If you bought the vehicle before having it thorougly checked out, shame on
you.
Again, this is a lesson most of us learn the hard way. More than once.
THIRD
You can clean your own Mass Airflow Sensor and save yourself a ton of money.
Often times they are just dirty and do not need replacing at all. If it DOES
need replacing, then buy one at a parts house and save half the price over
the dealership and install it yourself. It's a very easy repair.
As far as cleaning your MAF, it's not hard to do but you do have to be
careful when you do it. You have to use proper cleaners and you may need to
buy a special screwdriver to get it out. No big deal really. When you are
done you'll need reset your computer to clear the error codes. You do this
by disconnecting the negative battery cable for several minutes, I think
it's something like 10 minutes. You might want to try this anyway just in
case the shop didn't do it.
..
Check with the guys in the Ford groups, the Mustang group will be pretty
helpful when it comes to this sort of thing and may even 'pony up' some step
by step instructions for your rig if anyone has a service CD. Not saying the
Jeep boys aren't helpful but they ARE Jeep boys and Jeeps have a whole
diffrent set of problems than Fords. I have one of each in the driveway,
trust me I know.
Check:
rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Here's another thought.
When some of these things have to be replaced you may have problems right
after it's repaired.
Sometimes they will forget to reset the codes and other times when they do
it takes a few days for the rig to readjust itself to the new parts and to
the reset computer.A vehicle can run badly right after a computer reset.
I think that what you need to do is start back where you began. The people
that sold you the O2 sensors. If you're still getting codes and CEL, then
you need to drive the Explorer up on their front porch, and explain to them
in no uncertain terms that they have screwed up, cost you a ton of time and
money and that you want it fixed, and fixed correctly or you will be forced
to bring your dad/husband/brother/all of the above back and have them whoop
some serious ***.
OR the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) and the Better Business Bureau
(BBB). But first try turning on the charm and see if it helps.
These types of problems are something that shops just LOVE to throw parts
at. They don't really KNOW what the problem is, so they spend YOUR money at
it until they finally guess right. Kinda like being shot at and missed and
---- at and hit.
Best of luck and post your results, ok!
Kate
<iamfree12078@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164516829.728014.12780@l39g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
>I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
>
Don't blame your lack of knowledge on being "Just a girl"
Give yourself more credit than that. By the time this is over, you WILL
know. You just have not needed to know this until now and once you learn you
won't likely soon forget.
SECOND
If you bought the vehicle before having it thorougly checked out, shame on
you.
Again, this is a lesson most of us learn the hard way. More than once.
THIRD
You can clean your own Mass Airflow Sensor and save yourself a ton of money.
Often times they are just dirty and do not need replacing at all. If it DOES
need replacing, then buy one at a parts house and save half the price over
the dealership and install it yourself. It's a very easy repair.
As far as cleaning your MAF, it's not hard to do but you do have to be
careful when you do it. You have to use proper cleaners and you may need to
buy a special screwdriver to get it out. No big deal really. When you are
done you'll need reset your computer to clear the error codes. You do this
by disconnecting the negative battery cable for several minutes, I think
it's something like 10 minutes. You might want to try this anyway just in
case the shop didn't do it.
..
Check with the guys in the Ford groups, the Mustang group will be pretty
helpful when it comes to this sort of thing and may even 'pony up' some step
by step instructions for your rig if anyone has a service CD. Not saying the
Jeep boys aren't helpful but they ARE Jeep boys and Jeeps have a whole
diffrent set of problems than Fords. I have one of each in the driveway,
trust me I know.
Check:
rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Here's another thought.
When some of these things have to be replaced you may have problems right
after it's repaired.
Sometimes they will forget to reset the codes and other times when they do
it takes a few days for the rig to readjust itself to the new parts and to
the reset computer.A vehicle can run badly right after a computer reset.
I think that what you need to do is start back where you began. The people
that sold you the O2 sensors. If you're still getting codes and CEL, then
you need to drive the Explorer up on their front porch, and explain to them
in no uncertain terms that they have screwed up, cost you a ton of time and
money and that you want it fixed, and fixed correctly or you will be forced
to bring your dad/husband/brother/all of the above back and have them whoop
some serious ***.
OR the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) and the Better Business Bureau
(BBB). But first try turning on the charm and see if it helps.
These types of problems are something that shops just LOVE to throw parts
at. They don't really KNOW what the problem is, so they spend YOUR money at
it until they finally guess right. Kinda like being shot at and missed and
---- at and hit.
Best of luck and post your results, ok!
Kate
<iamfree12078@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164516829.728014.12780@l39g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
>I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
>
11-27-2006, 08:37 AM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: check engine light
FIRST
Don't blame your lack of knowledge on being "Just a girl"
Give yourself more credit than that. By the time this is over, you WILL
know. You just have not needed to know this until now and once you learn you
won't likely soon forget.
SECOND
If you bought the vehicle before having it thorougly checked out, shame on
you.
Again, this is a lesson most of us learn the hard way. More than once.
THIRD
You can clean your own Mass Airflow Sensor and save yourself a ton of money.
Often times they are just dirty and do not need replacing at all. If it DOES
need replacing, then buy one at a parts house and save half the price over
the dealership and install it yourself. It's a very easy repair.
As far as cleaning your MAF, it's not hard to do but you do have to be
careful when you do it. You have to use proper cleaners and you may need to
buy a special screwdriver to get it out. No big deal really. When you are
done you'll need reset your computer to clear the error codes. You do this
by disconnecting the negative battery cable for several minutes, I think
it's something like 10 minutes. You might want to try this anyway just in
case the shop didn't do it.
..
Check with the guys in the Ford groups, the Mustang group will be pretty
helpful when it comes to this sort of thing and may even 'pony up' some step
by step instructions for your rig if anyone has a service CD. Not saying the
Jeep boys aren't helpful but they ARE Jeep boys and Jeeps have a whole
diffrent set of problems than Fords. I have one of each in the driveway,
trust me I know.
Check:
rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Here's another thought.
When some of these things have to be replaced you may have problems right
after it's repaired.
Sometimes they will forget to reset the codes and other times when they do
it takes a few days for the rig to readjust itself to the new parts and to
the reset computer.A vehicle can run badly right after a computer reset.
I think that what you need to do is start back where you began. The people
that sold you the O2 sensors. If you're still getting codes and CEL, then
you need to drive the Explorer up on their front porch, and explain to them
in no uncertain terms that they have screwed up, cost you a ton of time and
money and that you want it fixed, and fixed correctly or you will be forced
to bring your dad/husband/brother/all of the above back and have them whoop
some serious ***.
OR the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) and the Better Business Bureau
(BBB). But first try turning on the charm and see if it helps.
These types of problems are something that shops just LOVE to throw parts
at. They don't really KNOW what the problem is, so they spend YOUR money at
it until they finally guess right. Kinda like being shot at and missed and
---- at and hit.
Best of luck and post your results, ok!
Kate
<iamfree12078@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164516829.728014.12780@l39g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
>I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
>
Don't blame your lack of knowledge on being "Just a girl"
Give yourself more credit than that. By the time this is over, you WILL
know. You just have not needed to know this until now and once you learn you
won't likely soon forget.
SECOND
If you bought the vehicle before having it thorougly checked out, shame on
you.
Again, this is a lesson most of us learn the hard way. More than once.
THIRD
You can clean your own Mass Airflow Sensor and save yourself a ton of money.
Often times they are just dirty and do not need replacing at all. If it DOES
need replacing, then buy one at a parts house and save half the price over
the dealership and install it yourself. It's a very easy repair.
As far as cleaning your MAF, it's not hard to do but you do have to be
careful when you do it. You have to use proper cleaners and you may need to
buy a special screwdriver to get it out. No big deal really. When you are
done you'll need reset your computer to clear the error codes. You do this
by disconnecting the negative battery cable for several minutes, I think
it's something like 10 minutes. You might want to try this anyway just in
case the shop didn't do it.
..
Check with the guys in the Ford groups, the Mustang group will be pretty
helpful when it comes to this sort of thing and may even 'pony up' some step
by step instructions for your rig if anyone has a service CD. Not saying the
Jeep boys aren't helpful but they ARE Jeep boys and Jeeps have a whole
diffrent set of problems than Fords. I have one of each in the driveway,
trust me I know.
Check:
rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Here's another thought.
When some of these things have to be replaced you may have problems right
after it's repaired.
Sometimes they will forget to reset the codes and other times when they do
it takes a few days for the rig to readjust itself to the new parts and to
the reset computer.A vehicle can run badly right after a computer reset.
I think that what you need to do is start back where you began. The people
that sold you the O2 sensors. If you're still getting codes and CEL, then
you need to drive the Explorer up on their front porch, and explain to them
in no uncertain terms that they have screwed up, cost you a ton of time and
money and that you want it fixed, and fixed correctly or you will be forced
to bring your dad/husband/brother/all of the above back and have them whoop
some serious ***.
OR the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) and the Better Business Bureau
(BBB). But first try turning on the charm and see if it helps.
These types of problems are something that shops just LOVE to throw parts
at. They don't really KNOW what the problem is, so they spend YOUR money at
it until they finally guess right. Kinda like being shot at and missed and
---- at and hit.
Best of luck and post your results, ok!
Kate
<iamfree12078@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164516829.728014.12780@l39g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
>I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
>
11-27-2006, 08:37 AM
#10
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: check engine light
FIRST
Don't blame your lack of knowledge on being "Just a girl"
Give yourself more credit than that. By the time this is over, you WILL
know. You just have not needed to know this until now and once you learn you
won't likely soon forget.
SECOND
If you bought the vehicle before having it thorougly checked out, shame on
you.
Again, this is a lesson most of us learn the hard way. More than once.
THIRD
You can clean your own Mass Airflow Sensor and save yourself a ton of money.
Often times they are just dirty and do not need replacing at all. If it DOES
need replacing, then buy one at a parts house and save half the price over
the dealership and install it yourself. It's a very easy repair.
As far as cleaning your MAF, it's not hard to do but you do have to be
careful when you do it. You have to use proper cleaners and you may need to
buy a special screwdriver to get it out. No big deal really. When you are
done you'll need reset your computer to clear the error codes. You do this
by disconnecting the negative battery cable for several minutes, I think
it's something like 10 minutes. You might want to try this anyway just in
case the shop didn't do it.
..
Check with the guys in the Ford groups, the Mustang group will be pretty
helpful when it comes to this sort of thing and may even 'pony up' some step
by step instructions for your rig if anyone has a service CD. Not saying the
Jeep boys aren't helpful but they ARE Jeep boys and Jeeps have a whole
diffrent set of problems than Fords. I have one of each in the driveway,
trust me I know.
Check:
rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Here's another thought.
When some of these things have to be replaced you may have problems right
after it's repaired.
Sometimes they will forget to reset the codes and other times when they do
it takes a few days for the rig to readjust itself to the new parts and to
the reset computer.A vehicle can run badly right after a computer reset.
I think that what you need to do is start back where you began. The people
that sold you the O2 sensors. If you're still getting codes and CEL, then
you need to drive the Explorer up on their front porch, and explain to them
in no uncertain terms that they have screwed up, cost you a ton of time and
money and that you want it fixed, and fixed correctly or you will be forced
to bring your dad/husband/brother/all of the above back and have them whoop
some serious ***.
OR the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) and the Better Business Bureau
(BBB). But first try turning on the charm and see if it helps.
These types of problems are something that shops just LOVE to throw parts
at. They don't really KNOW what the problem is, so they spend YOUR money at
it until they finally guess right. Kinda like being shot at and missed and
---- at and hit.
Best of luck and post your results, ok!
Kate
<iamfree12078@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164516829.728014.12780@l39g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
>I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
>
Don't blame your lack of knowledge on being "Just a girl"
Give yourself more credit than that. By the time this is over, you WILL
know. You just have not needed to know this until now and once you learn you
won't likely soon forget.
SECOND
If you bought the vehicle before having it thorougly checked out, shame on
you.
Again, this is a lesson most of us learn the hard way. More than once.
THIRD
You can clean your own Mass Airflow Sensor and save yourself a ton of money.
Often times they are just dirty and do not need replacing at all. If it DOES
need replacing, then buy one at a parts house and save half the price over
the dealership and install it yourself. It's a very easy repair.
As far as cleaning your MAF, it's not hard to do but you do have to be
careful when you do it. You have to use proper cleaners and you may need to
buy a special screwdriver to get it out. No big deal really. When you are
done you'll need reset your computer to clear the error codes. You do this
by disconnecting the negative battery cable for several minutes, I think
it's something like 10 minutes. You might want to try this anyway just in
case the shop didn't do it.
..
Check with the guys in the Ford groups, the Mustang group will be pretty
helpful when it comes to this sort of thing and may even 'pony up' some step
by step instructions for your rig if anyone has a service CD. Not saying the
Jeep boys aren't helpful but they ARE Jeep boys and Jeeps have a whole
diffrent set of problems than Fords. I have one of each in the driveway,
trust me I know.
Check:
rec.autos.makers.ford.mustang
Here's another thought.
When some of these things have to be replaced you may have problems right
after it's repaired.
Sometimes they will forget to reset the codes and other times when they do
it takes a few days for the rig to readjust itself to the new parts and to
the reset computer.A vehicle can run badly right after a computer reset.
I think that what you need to do is start back where you began. The people
that sold you the O2 sensors. If you're still getting codes and CEL, then
you need to drive the Explorer up on their front porch, and explain to them
in no uncertain terms that they have screwed up, cost you a ton of time and
money and that you want it fixed, and fixed correctly or you will be forced
to bring your dad/husband/brother/all of the above back and have them whoop
some serious ***.
OR the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) and the Better Business Bureau
(BBB). But first try turning on the charm and see if it helps.
These types of problems are something that shops just LOVE to throw parts
at. They don't really KNOW what the problem is, so they spend YOUR money at
it until they finally guess right. Kinda like being shot at and missed and
---- at and hit.
Best of luck and post your results, ok!
Kate
<iamfree12078@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1164516829.728014.12780@l39g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
>I had my 2000 Ford Explorer Sport in the garage in July. After almost
> $1500 in repairs,maintenence and new tires, turns out the check engine
> light was on because of a faulty O2 sensor. The receipt says something
> like found O2 sensors and valve to be bad, neccesary to replace
> both...now my problem is this...the light is back on. I had Autozone
> run a diagnostics on it and the results were "system too lean bank one"
> and "system too lean bank 2". What does that mean? They guy at
> autozone said it might be the O2 sensor. But left it at
> that...might... How many O2 sensors does my truck have???? And is it
> possible that the one(s) they replaced in July could have gone sour so
> soon? I really don't have the money or the patience at this time to
> keep messing around with this vehicle and if it weren't for the 4 more
> years I have to pay on it, I would trade it in in a heartbeat.
> Also, when I start the truck, it starts up fine most of the time but
> right after it starts it idles high for a second before calming
> down...so instead of going "vrooom"..it starts up like "vrooooOOOOM"
> It's almost as if the key were being held back too long regardless as
> to how soon you let go. There's one more problem....when it is cold
> out (which it's been getting down there in temprature as I am from
> central NY) sometimes it won't stay started. I had this problem when
> I first got the vehicle and they fixed something called an IAC
> component(?) and it was fine after that. What it seems to be doing is
> idling down to 1 on the RPMs then stalling out....(please, bear with
> me, I'm a girl and don't know much about cars other than where to put
> the gas and windshield fluid ) I'm realy quite fed up with this truck
> and am starting to feel like they tricked me into buying it because 1.
> I'm a girl and 2. they needed to get rid of it. Besides setting it on
> fire and pushing it off a cliff...any advice would be helpful. Thanks
> in advance...Jessie2blue
>