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P0161 Diagnostic Trouble Code Discussion for August 2004

Heated Oxygen Sensor (Bank 2 Sensor 2) Heater Performance


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Trouble Ticket Help Requests for DTC P0161
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1996 Chevrolet C1500 5.7L Misfire, MIL Lamp on VIN: 2GBEC19R5T
P0161: Heated Oxygen Sensor (Bank 2 Sensor 2) Heater Circuit Malfunction. Vehicle has a definite bad B1/S2 HO2 sensor. Exhibits a missfire, mostly on cyl's 5, 6 &7. It will occur after it warms up to above 150 deg. F. and shows up in park accel lightly from 2500 to 3000 rpms and driving, on light accel or sustaining speed on sli...
August 12, 2004
1997 Ford Taurus SHO 3.4L Excessive Emissions, Surge, Stall VIN: 1FALP54N1V
P0161: O/2 Heater circuit B-2 S-2. ... with me. This V-8 Taurus is the first one I'v worked on, I'm begining to hope the last! When I first checked it the only code was P1157, but the car would run decent when first started, then start to run terrible, with black smoke and stalled. Fuel pressur...
August 18, 2004
1997 Ford Taurus SHO 3.4L Excessive Emissions, Surge, Stall VIN: 1FALP54N1V
P0161: O/2 Heater circuit B-2 S-2. ... with me. This V-8 Taurus is the first one I'v worked on, I'm begining to hope the last! When I first checked it the only code was P1157, but the car would run decent when first started, then start to run terrible, with black smoke and stalled. Fuel pressur...
August 19, 2004