When the oxygen sensor goes bad, the check engine light goes on.
When an oxygen sensor goes bad a car will burn gas at a higher than normal rate because it will not be producing as much power as before. The oxygen sensor checks the amount of exhaust.
The check engine light will illuminate. The code(s) will direct you to the faulty sensor.
what happens if the transaxle range sensor goes bad?
Check engine light will come on due to bad readings from oxygen sensor after cat
An auto xray scanner can determine if a O2 sensor is bad.
It depends on which o2 sensor.
It sure can.
When you have a bad oxygen sensor your car may consume a lot of gas. Your car may also drive slower.
When Throttle Position sensor is bad when you step on pedal and it does not move, engine light is on!
There really isn't any way to test the oxygen sensor to see if it is good or bad. If your check engine light is on you can take it to Autozone and they will hook it up to computer and if the oxygen sensor is bad, the computer will detect it.
When a Subaru has a faulty O2 sensor the fuel management is out of whack.