Why I hate Doug Demuro

"GeorgeyBoy" (georgeyboy) 11/25/2014 at 22:32 • Filed to: None

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Literally an hour after reading his check engine light article, I get the first one ever in my current car. Yes I checked the gas cap.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > GeorgeyBoy 11/25/2014 at 22:34

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Ooh u jelly.

My dad's car had a CEL over the past month because of a bad O2 sensor.

GeorgeyBoy > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/25/2014 at 22:37

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Kind of like my roommate, bad o2 sensor for two months. Complains about getting 10 mpg, but too much of a hassle to fix it....

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > GeorgeyBoy 11/25/2014 at 22:38

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I live with a CEL. It's been on for 8 months. Stupid sensors.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > GeorgeyBoy 11/25/2014 at 22:40

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The thing preventing me from fixing it is cost. I'm the one doing mechanical work at home, which also means I have to buy the parts, and a new sensor is a rip-off.

GeorgeyBoy > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/25/2014 at 22:42

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How much? Really wish my problem was an o2 sensor.

LappingLuke > GeorgeyBoy 11/25/2014 at 22:56

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Mine has been on forever. Emissions control vent circuit malfunction....the solenoid that vents the charcoal canister is stuck open or closed. Like I could give half a shit....

DoYouEvenShift > GeorgeyBoy 11/25/2014 at 23:14

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Lincoln LS? V6 or V8? Im gonna guess its either an evap leak/peformance code. Or a P03xx code. Ignition coils like to go out. Maybe a lean code as well. Pcv hoses start to leak or the Maf gets dirty.

GeorgeyBoy > DoYouEvenShift 11/25/2014 at 23:16

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V8, guessing egr or those brittle hoses going to it. P0108.

Funktheduck > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/25/2014 at 23:22

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My corolla had one for over 2 years. I knew what the problem was but it didn't affect the car, just made getting emissions done a pain. It was actually a problem with a TSB but whenever I tried getting the dealership to do something they acted dumb.

DoYouEvenShift > GeorgeyBoy 11/25/2014 at 23:33

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I think on those it has a dpfe egr deal on it. Egr and MAP intergrated together. They get clogged up with carbon. I dont think theyre very expensive.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Funktheduck 11/25/2014 at 23:34

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Mine is the TSS, so I just use my phone as my speedometer.

GeorgeyBoy > DoYouEvenShift 11/25/2014 at 23:42

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Yes you're correct. You can find them for under $100, if new hoses don't fix it.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > GeorgeyBoy 11/26/2014 at 00:00

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You can pick up a cheap scanner for what you'll pay a shop to get your codes read.

That said, there's a game I play with my Lada. The wires for the VSS have been pulled out, so it's obviously not sending a message to the computer. The early Lada TBI system only uses the VSS to verify TPS and MAP readings when the engine's been sitting at a constant RPM for ten to fifteen seconds, so this doesn't really affect driveability at all. The game involves seeing how long I can sit at a light pulsing the throttle (to prevent the CEL from coming on when it looks for the VSS and can't find it) before the guy beside me looks over confused as to why the idiot in the Lada wants to drag race. Given that my Lada doesn't even have a radio and only has about six buttons, the game may get old fast, but there's nothing better to do... except stare at the driver beside me until they look or the light changes.

GeorgeyBoy > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/26/2014 at 00:25

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They don't usually charge to read codes around here. I have a scan tool anyway.

TBI, guessing obd1. I'm unfamiliar with Ladas, what do you have?

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > GeorgeyBoy 11/26/2014 at 00:38

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'96 Niva. It's an adaptation of GM's ALDL. I don't have a scan tool for it, but shorting two of the diagnostic connector pins causes the CEL to blink to indicate the code(s).

GeorgeyBoy > gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee 11/26/2014 at 00:43

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Similar to how my 80's Cutlass does it. Sad they stopped offering ways to read codes without a scan tool.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > GeorgeyBoy 11/26/2014 at 02:48

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$150-$200, just for a brand new sensor on PelicanParts.

DipodomysDeserti > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/26/2014 at 07:20

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You can buy universal Bosch O2 sensors for around $50. They are very easy to install and they come with directions. I put one on my E30 and it worked great. It's the same sensor, it just has universal wiring.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > DipodomysDeserti 11/26/2014 at 07:59

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I checked on other sites, and found Bosch sensors for the same price, $50. The ones pelicanparts has are Denso. those are needlessly expensive.

DipodomysDeserti > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 11/26/2014 at 08:30

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If they're $50 they're probably the universal connectors. The factory Bosch O2 sensor for my E30 was around $120.

bkempert > LappingLuke 11/26/2014 at 10:14

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That's what my current CEL is for on my car. Only problem is that it prevents my car from refueling properly. It pumps about 1/2 gallon then stops.

LappingLuke > bkempert 11/26/2014 at 12:04

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Really? Weird. Mine does that maybe <5% of the time it will just randomly stop pumping. I wonder if it's related. What car do you drive? Mine is a 99 Camry

bkempert > LappingLuke 11/26/2014 at 12:30

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04 WRX. From what I could gather on some forums, it seems to be related on my vehicle at least.

Doug DeMuro > GeorgeyBoy 11/27/2014 at 23:30

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Haha. I just saw this! If it's any consolation — of the 600 replies on my column, approximately 496 told me to get a code reader and read it myself. So now I pass along that advice to you.