Good Afternoon,
I just finished putting a new Denso Oxygen Sensor into my 92 Accord EX Sedan. I followed the steps laid out in my Haynes Repair manual.
After reconnecting the negative battery terminal I went for a test drive to see if the CEL would stay off. To my dismay it did not, and I am still pulling a 01 (Oxygen Content) code.
On top of that, there is now a regular clicking noise coming from behind my instrument panel. The noise only happens when I am driving but not while I am at rest (such as a stop light) with the engine running. My first guess would be that the new O2 sensor is functioning, but it is still staying in "open loop mode".
The clicking is disconcerting to me because of some horror stories I've heard from my mechanic regarding bad O2 sensors burning out the computer. (My mechanic actually refused to put in anything less than an OEM sensor because this happened to him and he ended up having to buy a new computer for one of his clients vehicles)
Any thoughts, experience, or anecdotes are welcome and appreciated. Thank you.
I just finished putting a new Denso Oxygen Sensor into my 92 Accord EX Sedan. I followed the steps laid out in my Haynes Repair manual.
After reconnecting the negative battery terminal I went for a test drive to see if the CEL would stay off. To my dismay it did not, and I am still pulling a 01 (Oxygen Content) code.
On top of that, there is now a regular clicking noise coming from behind my instrument panel. The noise only happens when I am driving but not while I am at rest (such as a stop light) with the engine running. My first guess would be that the new O2 sensor is functioning, but it is still staying in "open loop mode".
The clicking is disconcerting to me because of some horror stories I've heard from my mechanic regarding bad O2 sensors burning out the computer. (My mechanic actually refused to put in anything less than an OEM sensor because this happened to him and he ended up having to buy a new computer for one of his clients vehicles)
Any thoughts, experience, or anecdotes are welcome and appreciated. Thank you.
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