Need O2 Sensor Help

Bluerocketsneeks · Post by **Bluerocketsneeks** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:35 pm

Okay my O2 sensor light is on.. and when i took it to the dmv they said it has to be reset.. so they told me to just drive it around and it should clear.. but i over 300 miles and its still on.. they wont give me a license plate until it passes... this is my second temp tag which i expires on the 15th... what should i do?

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:02 pm

For starters, your CEL is on...
Second, your monitors have to be set to pass inspection let alone if your CEL(Check Engine Light) is on that will fail you...
Get your P code from the car to find out why your CEL is on....
Turn the key on,off,on,off,on and see what pops up on your odometer as the "P" code...
P0184
P1381 etc..etc..

Bluerocketsneeks · Post by **Bluerocketsneeks** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:28 pm

the check engine light isnt on... just the red O2 light

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:45 pm

there is no "o2" light, if there's a problem with an o2 sensor, the check engine light comes on. is it a solid red light, not an outline of anything, in the upper right corner of the cluster? if so, that's sentry, i believe. and that's the only solid light i can recall on our clusters. what year is your car? there's a possibility that your car doesn't have sentry, and had the cluster replaced from a car that did have sentry. just a possibility. what color is your key? if it's black, you don't have sentry. (sentry is a security feature, btw).

if this is the case, your easiest fix is to take the unnecessary light out of the cluster. it won't pop codes, and should let you pass inspection/emmisions.

Bluerocketsneeks · Post by **Bluerocketsneeks** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:01 pm

yess! it is a solid red light... the dmv said my O2 senor needed to be reset and that was the only light on so i just assumed... but i have a 2000 es and i put a new cluster with the tach in... and i have a black key... so is it the lights thats cause the O2 to not be ready... or are they not even related... how do i fix the O2?

spencersummerfield · Post by **spencersummerfield** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:48 pm

that little RED SOLID round light on the right hand side in a 2000 is the AIRBAG light / Sentry . turn off the car and cycle the keys if no codes are thrown start it back up. light still ok then it is an AIR bag problemm. or PERHAPS a sentry problem.....

The BLACK key means your DONT have a sentry car, but the dash with the TACH came from a car with sentry system.... meaning NOTHING your DMV is a douche.

Bluerocketsneeks · Post by **Bluerocketsneeks** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:58 pm

tell me about it.. this the second time... first time the failed me cause of the wiper blade

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:10 am

If you cant pull the codes yourself, goto autozone and have them pull the codes for you and post them here....

That little red light will not fail you for inspection...

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:58 pm

IIRC, the airbag has a separate light... the red round light is just as stated above, nothing but a sentry indicator light... like also stated above, your dmv IS a douche.

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:14 pm

did you take the bulb out yet?

Bluerocketsneeks · Post by **Bluerocketsneeks** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 2:22 am

nah.. the light doesnt really bother me