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I recently had an engine fault light come on. I took the car to my local garage and they ran a diagnostic - it came up with a rear lambda sensor fault. They cleared the code and told me that it would be...
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Can I remove, and clean the lambda sensor in my Mitsubishi Carisma?
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The emissions warning light on my 2008 Mini Cooper came on last year and after visiting our local mini dealer and being quoted £380 for a new sensor we had it replaced at a local garage for £280. Six months...
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I own a 2002 Ford Focus 2.0 petrol, with 125,000 miles on the clock. The other day, whilst idling at a roundabout, the yellow engine light came on. I took it to a Ford garage and they said that error code...
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Three weeks ago I purchased a 2002 78,000 mile Porsche Boxster 3.2 S from an independent dealer, after first having had the car inspected by Peter Morgan Ltd. Now one of the Lambda sensors has failed and...
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I have a 2007 Volkswagen Golf GT Sport Twincharger 140 with 54,000 miles and full VW service history. Whilst travelling at 20mph for 4-5 miles on minor roads on holiday in Wales (with blind summits and...
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At my last MoT, there was a hole in the exhaust so the lambda sensor could not read emissions. I had hole welded and passed. This time exhaust needs replacing, but garage insists lambda needs replacing...
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I have a fault with Bank 1 sensor 1 (lambda sensor), which I believe is the pre-cat sensor. Which one is this as I can see two sensors by the exhaust manifold sitting side by side?
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While fitting a new lambda sensor to my Skoda Fabia last week, the threads broke, requiring a new section costing nearly £700. They wouldn't pay for it, even though it happened whilst in their care, despite...
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The Engine Management Light has illuminated on my early 2000 Volvo V70 petrol estate. My local garage, which I think is reliable, says it is the heating element that brings the Lambda sensor up to scratch...