Car misses badly

Tiny
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  • 1999 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
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I have a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse. It is running very badly. At times it runs fine but others will barely stay running. I just had the code read at Autozone and it said the Up stream oxygen sensor and miss in cylinders 2 and 3. My question is can a bad oxygen sensor actually make the car run this badly. Do you think replacing it will take care of things?
Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 4:07 PM

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Tiny
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What were the exact code numbers?
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 4:17 PM
Tiny
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I don't know I did not read it.
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 4:35 PM
Tiny
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We would need those to tell you anything. There are at least a dozen different codes referring to 0/2 sensors and it's rarely the sensor itself at fault.
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 4:40 PM
Tiny
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Codes read said the Up stream oxygen sensor and miss in cylinders 2 and 3. 132 PO 134 PO
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 5:28 PM
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I doubt those numbers are correct since they have conflicting meanings. It's very important to get those right.
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 5:32 PM
Tiny
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Can you tell me the meaning of both as I don't think the car will make it again.
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 5:34 PM
Tiny
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P0132 O2 Sensor Circuit High Voltage (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
****P0134 O2 Sensor Circuit No Activity Detected (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 5:36 PM
Tiny
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Can you explain that in English?
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 5:39 PM
Tiny
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So I still no nothing. Can you give me ideas of what to replace? Do I replace the O2 sensor?
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 8:03 PM
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I advised you that I can't tell you anything without accurate information and even then it's going to require some tools and testing.
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 8:11 PM
Tiny
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Wow big waste of time again thanks.
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Friday, March 11th, 2011 AT 8:55 PM
Tiny
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Closing out question
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Monday, March 28th, 2011 AT 6:50 PM

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