Oxygen sensor out of wack

[red92lude]

I own a 1992 honda prelude 2.2L,

I recently changed the oxygen sensor because of my check engine light. along with the sensor I changed from one way spark plugs to 4ways (which I ended up taking out after a friend told me I couldnt do.) so I went out and got 2 ways. along with new wires and dist. cap.

My problem started 20 miles after just changing the oxygen sensor and wires. I already had the 4ways in for a couple days. At first I thought it was the firing order. So i fixed that. and now i hear a muffled hissing grind when I manually give it gas. and when I drive it, its feels like its skipping then catches. and when I come to a stop it turns off, but it only started doing that today. yesterday I let it idle while I cleaned up and was idling clean.


please help

[noncam]

My 2000 Taurus stationwagon has 210k miles on it. About 8 months ago the engine light came on, but I didn't notice much wrong with the car. Then it started to idle rough at stoplights, like yours. And it would actually idle out and completely shut off. Pretty annoying and embarrasing. I took it to the shop and they ran a diagnostic telling me it was the O2 sensors. Well, after having them replaced, it still idled rough. So I took it back and had them do a full tune up (spark plugs are a pain in the *** on a taurus), replace the fuel filter, and replace some hoses in the car. They also did a full engine flush. They weren't able to get the engine light turned off, but the car did stop idleing rough. Cost me $1200 for everything. How many miles are on your car? Good luck.

[Engine]

Originally Posted by noncam

My 2000 Taurus stationwagon has 210k miles on it. About 8 months ago the engine light came on, but I didn't notice much wrong with the car. Then it started to idle rough at stoplights, like yours. And it would actually idle out and completely shut off. Pretty annoying and embarrasing. I took it to the shop and they ran a diagnostic telling me it was the O2 sensors. Well, after having them replaced, it still idled rough. So I took it back and had them do a full tune up (spark plugs are a pain in the *** on a taurus), replace the fuel filter, and replace some hoses in the car. They also did a full engine flush. They weren't able to get the engine light turned off, but the car did stop idleing rough. Cost me $1200 for everything. How many miles are on your car? Good luck.

Take the car to Ford Dealership AND NOT TO A shop,
When CHECK ENGINE LIGHT is on it means a there is a fault, just because they say its the oxygen sensor, dont place the part cause because of code
Buy a scanner they are cheap.
Actron Pocket Scan Plus OBD II Code Reader - Model 47325 at Sears.com
or check amazon.com or ebay.com