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Old 10-08-2006, 12:58 PM
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question guys, i diagnosed my car and found out that my car is running lean and losing compression because of my o2 sensors. I have an o/r h-pipe and i wanted to know if i would have to buy the mil eliminator, new o2 sensors or both.
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Old 10-08-2006, 01:02 PM
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Loosing compression?

Thats not because of the 02's, id be looking more into the problem. Lose of compression is usually something bad.

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Old 10-08-2006, 01:29 PM
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well will i have to replace the o2 sensors or can i just buy the mil eliminators
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Old 10-08-2006, 02:02 PM
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where can i get a mil eliminator for a 95 5.0 mustang
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Old 10-08-2006, 02:23 PM
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I think your diagnosing your car wrong, o2 sensors will not cause your car to run lean unless you have another problem. Also losing compression has nothing to do with the o2 sensors. If you are loosing compression there is about 3 places your loosing it, at the valves, head gasket, or piston wrings.
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Old 10-08-2006, 02:27 PM
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it is from the piston rings, but if i have to replace the o2 sensors, can i just get a mil eliminator?
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Old 10-08-2006, 02:34 PM
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it is from the piston rings, but if i have to replace the o2 sensors, can i just get a mil eliminator?
Why do you have to replace the o2 sensors? Mil eliminators are for obdII cars, they are for secondary o2's for when you remove catalitic convertors. Our car doesn't have sencondary o2's.
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if your rings are gone, i wouldnt worry about it running lean anymore. It needs a rebuild, its just going to get worse.
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the diagnostic read that the car is running lean from the o2 sensors, i came to a conclusion that the computer makes the car lose compression just so it will run when it is lean, so all i have to do is replace the o2 sensors?
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