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2001 Buick Century

Tiny
AARON PETTY
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  • 2001 BUICK CENTURY
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 127,000 MILES
How can you tell if the o2 sensor is bad my car has a vibration and noise to it and when I go to take off from a stop it vibrates and has a studder and takes a while to get going
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 AT 11:41 AM

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Tiny
BILLYMAC
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Hi
you can scan the car for codes to see if the o2 sensor is bad. However this sounds more like a cyl misfire
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 AT 8:55 PM
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AARON PETTY
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I did just have the car in the shop like 2 weeks ago I had the intake manifold gasket replaced, spark plugs replaced and spark plug wires you think they might have messed up when they did the plugs and wires
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Thursday, January 14th, 2010 AT 10:32 AM

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