Daughter #2 moved from Fort Worth to Portland OR. I almost rebuilt her 95 Cougar before she left. So of course, the parts I didn't replace is giving her trouble.
During the drive to Portland, her CHECK ENGINE light turned on. She had the codes pulled and it was her bank #2 heated O2 sensor. I told her she will need to get that replaced before it will pass emissions.
Emissions are due at the same time as license plates. They could care less about the quality of the brakes, but they sure are nit-picky about emissions, I found out. Her Texas plate expiries in December. So, since her wrench is 2000 miles away, she threw herself on the mercy of a local repair shop (it is part of a nation wide chain.)
After their test, they estimated she needed:
4 each O2 sensors at $100 each.
3 each Catalytic Converters at $300 each
1 each injector cleaning at $35.
3 Hours labor at $80 each.
I spoke with the local wrench and he sounded like he knew what he was doing. I felt the chemical injector cleaning was not really needed, but figured that was some kind of mandatory nation-wide requirement. So I advised Daughter #2 to bite the bullet and get it done.
Over $1600. The engine light is not on. She should be able to pass emissions when she get her new plates.
During the drive to Portland, her CHECK ENGINE light turned on. She had the codes pulled and it was her bank #2 heated O2 sensor. I told her she will need to get that replaced before it will pass emissions.
Emissions are due at the same time as license plates. They could care less about the quality of the brakes, but they sure are nit-picky about emissions, I found out. Her Texas plate expiries in December. So, since her wrench is 2000 miles away, she threw herself on the mercy of a local repair shop (it is part of a nation wide chain.)
After their test, they estimated she needed:
4 each O2 sensors at $100 each.
3 each Catalytic Converters at $300 each
1 each injector cleaning at $35.
3 Hours labor at $80 each.
I spoke with the local wrench and he sounded like he knew what he was doing. I felt the chemical injector cleaning was not really needed, but figured that was some kind of mandatory nation-wide requirement. So I advised Daughter #2 to bite the bullet and get it done.
Over $1600. The engine light is not on. She should be able to pass emissions when she get her new plates.
