O2 sensors?
Thread Starter
Advanced
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 51
Likes: 0
From: Las Vegas Nv
O2 sensors?
HI, have a problem on an '86. Im living in vegas so its pretty hot. Ive noticed that in hot conditions sometimes my car starts missing like its running out of gas and becomes impossible to drive.
The samething happened at altittude the other day although it was cold, this shouldnt have happened at this level.
Bit stuck as to what could be the prob, O2 sensors?
any surggestions?
Thanks.
The samething happened at altittude the other day although it was cold, this shouldnt have happened at this level.
Bit stuck as to what could be the prob, O2 sensors?
any surggestions?
Thanks.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2000
Posts: 980
Likes: 2
From: Chandler AZ
Had a similar problem on a TBI car
Had a similar problem on a TBI car. Same symptoms, after a drive, turn off and blah, no go. It turns out the sock on the fuel pump was just plain NASTY. Replaced that and the fuel filter, what a difference. Check them out.
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2001
Posts: 62,142
Likes: 1,729
From: Athens AL
C7 of the Year - Unmodified Finalist 2021
C4 of Year Finalist (performance mods) 2019
Need to know a little more, this sounds like a MAF issue, the car may be going into 'limp home' mode when it gets warm and then it runs really bad. Usually that will trigger an SES light, while O2 sensors rarely do.
O2 sensor failure would show up more as a drop in mpg, not in how it runs so much.
O2 sensor failure would show up more as a drop in mpg, not in how it runs so much.
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 17,298
Likes: 33
From: The Top of Utah
Originally Posted by jeremy carl
would it be worth taking to a garage and geting them to test the 02 sensors and the fuel pump?
RACE ON!!!
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)
Joe Kucinski
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!
Brett Foote
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know
Joe Kucinski
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2
Michael S. Palmer
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 6,130
Likes: 2
From: seattle WA
If it's throwing a code your SES light will be comming on, and you should definetly check the codes if that's the case. 
with
Vader, the 02 sensor will generally affect mileage-but I haven't experienced it making the car run bad-yet! If you haven't changed your fuel filter I'd do it just as a maintenance item, might help, and like what was said about the fuel pump sock is a possibility-so are clogged cats.
withVader, the 02 sensor will generally affect mileage-but I haven't experienced it making the car run bad-yet! If you haven't changed your fuel filter I'd do it just as a maintenance item, might help, and like what was said about the fuel pump sock is a possibility-so are clogged cats.
