Oxygen sensor not needed?

[chance]

My MX-3 GS has been running crappy lately. It seems like it trips over itself on take off and has very little power. I hooked it up to my buddy's scanner and it displayed codes 16 and 17. Code 16 is a bad left O2 sensor so I got another one off a junked Mx-3 and started to swap them. while doing this I had an idea. I took my car for a drive with the old sensor still in but unplugged. It ran great. I don't know how this could be. I assumed the car wouldn't even idle, but it runs great, smooth take offs and lots of power. <P>If someone with a good running car could disconnect their O2 sensor and let me know how it ran I would really appreciate it. Someone more knowing please write back.

[bugz]

my cars got some prob i wounder if thatll fix mine .. ill try it this afternoon an get back to u .. did u unplug from or back ..or both ?

[Buff1110]

watch out though because bad o2 sensors = bad gas mileage<BR>no o2 =???<BR>Dan

[Mike 94PGT]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by chance:<BR>[QB]My MX-3 GS has been running crappy lately. It seems like it trips over itself on take off and has very little power. I hooked it up to my buddy's scanner and it displayed codes 16 and 17. Code 16 is a bad left O2 sensor[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Code 16 is an EGR fault, not an O2 sensor. O2 sensor codes on OBD-I cars are 15, 17, 23 and 24.<P>You sure you read 16?

[bugz]

i pulled front o2 sencer ran little better then removed sec an ran like crap.. be nice if we dont need them

[pelado]

O2 sensors aren't all that expensive. Go to Nopi or <A HREF="http://www.oxygensensors.com." TARGET=_blank>www.oxygensensors.com.</A>

[chance]

I'm sorry, it read 16 and 17. 17 is the o2 sensor not 16. I only pulled the front one.<BR>Better gas mileage or not it still runs considerably better. Tomorrow I'll put the other one I have in and see what that does. I just thought the whole thing was kind of interesting.