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Old 02-25-2011, 02:20 AM   #23 (permalink)
zonker
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'89 Dakota LB - blue - '89 Dodge Dakota V6 LE
90 day: 19.8 mpg (US)

'17 Fiat 124 - SunFiat - '17 Fiat 124 Spider Classica
90 day: 30.51 mpg (US)

'89 Metro - The Egg - '89 Geo Metro Base
90 day: 50.71 mpg (US)

'94 Alto - The Box - '94 Suzuki Alto Ce-L
90 day: 39.5 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Frank Lee View Post
The O2 sensing circuit wouldn't correct?
yes and no... O2 sensors on most cars are narrow band sensors that can only paint part of the picture.

It would however send a signal to the ecu that the car is running lean, and if the condition could not be remedied by an adjustment within the realm of what the ecu deems as acceptable behavior, then it will throw a code and the CEL will light.

And if it's pre 1996 OBD1 electronics, it will put the ECU in closed loop.
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