[Shotimes] 1992 has code 172

[Michael Tulloch]

I haue had an intermittent check light for a week now
i pulled code 172 and was wondering if there is
diagnosing to do or just replace the rear oxygen
sensor im looking to buy a denso.
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> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 16:22:18 -0400
> From: Jason Hartberger <jhartberger@mail.com>
> To: `V6 SHOtimes <SHOtimes@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [Shotimes] so *that's* what it feels like
to screw the pooch
> 
> I screwed it good, too. I finally got a chance to
inspect the car this 
> afternoon. Fortunately, the fire itself didn't
destroy anything but I 
> discovered a little late that the fire extinguisher
was made out of PKP. 
> Those of you who know what PKP (potassium
bicarbonate, or purple K) is 
> know how bad it is for electronics. And that's why
it's only recommend 
> for alpha or bravo fires. Fortunately, I had a bravo
fire so I was good, 
> but another 5 seconds and it would've been a charlie
fire... So I'm 
> going to get to do a lot of wire repair. Fortunately
there was very 
> little exposed wiring or circuitry so there's
actually little damage, 
> but what there is is bad. Also, I guess since all of
my fuel was going 
> out the test port and not into the cylinders, I was
running an 
> unbelievably lean mixture, which I'm sure damaged my
engine. I know it 
> fried my rear O2... I pulled the codes 511 (from the
LPM I'm sure) and 
> 175... and I can't remember which one that means but
I know 175 and 176 
> are the O2 sensors, and I just changed the front one
:). So now I get to 
> change the O2 that I've dreaded changing for so
long. Oh, and I 
> permanently f***ed my test port. Even with the valve
closed it still 
> gargles out fuel. I got a valve cap with an o-ring
from the exchange and 
> torqued it down real good, which stopped the leak.
For now. I'm going to 
> have to replace the schra(e?)der valve, and I don't
know how to do that. 
> I guess it can't be that hard but working with the
fuel system scares 
> me, for a few reasons. I splashed fuel in my eye
while seeing if the 
> valve was actually closed with my pen (yes, it
really was, and I guess 
> the good news is there's plenty of pressure at the
rail...) and it still 
> hurts. I said to my wife a few weeks ago that I was
surprised that 
> annabelle hadn't had any real mechanical problems in
almost a year... 
> well fate came by to shove an M86 up my butt. Now
all my clothes reek of 
> fuel, I've reeked of fuel for 2 days now, my entire
car reeks of fuel, 
> I'm looking at at least $200 in repairs to various
damaged components 
> (it wasn't just the O2 I fried) either from the fire
or the PKP or 
> driving the car so lean. I've had a massive headache
too for 2 days and 
> I'm sure I've inhaled completely unhealthy amounts
of fuel vapor. People 
> smell it in my breath. My back and neck hurt all
sorts of a lot from 
> hunching over my car... my god. I've about had it
with this car. It 
> leads me along, and just like that poor guy from
"Eurotrip", makes me 
> say fl|genh_`genauph before I can stop the beating.
My eyes burn. I'm 
> going to bed
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