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2000 Grand Am Trouble codes
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Johnboy555
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Mar 22, 2009, 11:47 AM
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2000 Grand Am Trouble codes
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I've got a 2000 Pont Grand Am, 6cyl. 3.4 engine. About 164,000
I'm comming up with 2 trouble codes:
P0135 O2 sensor heater circuit Malfunction Bank 1 Sensor 1
I have no way to check the O2 sensor- of even if that could be the problem. Your thoughts on this one. Have to pass emmisions to get new tags
and...P0442 EVAP Emission System Leak (Small)
This one has been here since I bought the car 5 years ago. I erase it and it comes back in about a month. I've passed emmisions with this one before (after I've erased it.)
I've been turning a wrench on my own cars for the last 40+ years but all this "electronic" and computer stuff is beyond me.
Help would be appreciated since the tags a now expired
Johnboy
(edited out hyperlinks, TomG)
(This post was edited by Tom Greenleaf on Mar 22, 2009, 9:36 PM)
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Loren Champlain Sr
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Mar 22, 2009, 3:21 PM
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Re: 2000 Grand Am Trouble codes
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JohnBoy; (Walton?) 99.9% of the time, when you get an O2 heater code, it is the sensor that needs replacing. Of course, you should make certain that you have voltage to the circuit, but like I said, it is almost always the heater element of the sensor. The small leak could be as simple as a faulty gas cap. If not, small leaks can be a real PIA to find. We use a 'Smoke Machine' to find them. It entails sealing off the EVAP system, then introducing the smoke which shows up under a black light and has a lemon scent. (okay, Jasmine wasn't available.LOL) In WA, if two readiness monitors are incomplete, you will fail the emission test, so clearing codes prior to the test won't work.
Loren
SW Washington
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