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   Steve W. to Scott Dorsey   
   Re: Are my business assumptions correct?   
   03 Apr 21 02:22:20   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: csr684@NOTyahoo.com   
      
   Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   > Rod Speed  wrote:   
   >> micky  wrote   
   >>   
   >>> Are my business assumptions correct?   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm trying to get rid of some engine trouble codes,   
   >>> and I need to install 2 or 4 oxygen sensors.   
   >> Its very unlikely that more than one has failed.   
   >   
   > It's very unlikely any of them have failed.  I cannot even count the number   
   > of times I have seen cars blowing black smoke out the tailpipe which have   
   > just got new oxygen sensors because the computer was throwing a code saying   
   > the sensor was out of range in the rich direction.   
   >   
   > The morons don't bother to figure out why it threw the code, they just swap   
   > out parts at random.  They love swapping parts out.   
   > --scott   
   >   
      
   Yep, I love the ones who bring in a vehicle and say "Here I want XX   
   changed, I know they are the problem" Instead of actually doing a diag   
   and finding the real issue.   
   They always seem to complain though when it doesn't repair the problem...   
      
   --   
   Steve W.   
      
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