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Old 12-03-08, 10:38 AM
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I had a friend check the sensors for me and he said the bank2 sensor1 is not getting any power at all. its getting late and did nto get a chance top view the fuses yet. but what could be the cause of the problem? short in the wires? ecm? bad harness? thanks

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found my answer, turned out to be a wire in bank2 sensor 1 that was split. everytime i hit a bump or something the wire would disconnect with the other end and throw the code. thats why travelling @ 1-30mph it didnt trigger till i hit a bump. and it did not trigger under diagnostics during the idle for 100 sec, go 30mph and hold etc etc. Thanks again for everyones help, and apologies for the multi thread.
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booooooooYAHHHHHHHHH

o2 sensor!

It's never as easy as it seems like it will be...

Had you followed others instructions, you woulda wasted money on coolant temp sensors and all kinds of other stuff... I've been doing diagnostics on cars long enough to know that only about 50% of the time is it ever the easy obvious fix...
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booooooooYAHHHHHHHHH

o2 sensor!

It's never as easy as it seems like it will be...

Had you followed others instructions, you woulda wasted money on coolant temp sensors and all kinds of other stuff... I've been doing diagnostics on cars long enough to know that only about 50% of the time is it ever the easy obvious fix...
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ya, thanks again! the car feels back to normal now... a few weeks back it felt like it was running on 4 cyl only, when i accelerate the engine would sound like its knocking and all that good stuff, now its smooth sailing again!
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02 GS300 uses A/F ratio sensor, not a regular oxygen sensor for upstream......

Using a DVOM to check an oxygen sensor? Not accurate at all. Lame lol.
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I have the same problem code (p0125)and I changed both of the O2 sensors , the termostat and the coolant temp sensor but my check engine still came back on, what else could it be ? Thanks in advance .
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Originally Posted by Loso916
I have the same problem code (p0125)and I changed both of the O2 sensors , the termostat and the coolant temp sensor but my check engine still came back on, what else could it be ? Thanks in advance .
Which 2 did you change? there are 4
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
Which 2 did you change? there are 4
Wait there's 4? I just changed the two on the passenger side . Where's the other two ? First time owning a lexus ,
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Originally Posted by Loso916
Wait there's 4? I just changed the two on the passenger side . Where's the other two ? First time owning a lexus ,
They are all on the passenger side, just two are a little harder to get to.
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Originally Posted by mitsuguy
I've actually heard of the GS's having issues with frozen o2 sensors in the manifolds... PB Blaster is your friend... use a lot of it... multiple times...

Easy way to test o2 sensors - should be a 4 wire sensor - one should fluctuate between .1 and .9 volts, and two others should have resistance between them, which will depend on the temperature they are tested at - typically 10 ohms or more between the two... test for resistance without the sensor plugged in, test for voltage with the car running... their test is for after cat sensors... Sensor 2 is a downstream sensor and shouldn't cause your problem - most likely it's a Sensor 1 (bank 1 or 2)... Bank 1 is one side of the engine, bank 2 is the other side, sensor 1 is before the catalytic convert, sensor 2 is after the catalytic converter...

anyways, watched on a voltmeter, you should see a sweep that ranges from less than .5 volts to more than .5 volts... typically it'll be like .2 volts then .8 volts, then .2 volts, then .8 volts... it'll cycle back and forth once or twice a second...
Hate resurrect this thread but I have the same issue here. Are the voltages, mentioned, while plugged in because NONE of my sensors get anywhere near that voltage...we're talking < .01volts on all 4. So, if I am too far into some medical marijuana (lol) then clear me up..brother. All of the Ohms are between 1-16Ohms so dang....
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