I bought a 94 plymouth Voyager for $895.00, it is idled to high i was told it needs a engine sensor. cost?????

Question

I bought this minivan 2weeks ago, it runs good except for eating up alot of gas, I was told that the engine being idle to high eats up alot of gas. Would it be in my best interest to buy a used sensor or new. and could the high idle cause other problems

Answer 1

Engine sensor? Does it check to see if the engine is their.

Have the engine read and see what pops up. To many things can be wrong. It sounds like a idler sensor possibly. It can be a mulptiple of things though. i would have it read and see what comes of it and that will at least give you a starting point.

Hope this helps out. Still scratching my head wondering what an engine sensor is, worked on plenty of cars and nvr heard of it

Answer 2

1994 will have the OBD1engine management system.1995 and on has the OBD2.
it most likely may be a "Throttle Position Sensor". there most likely is a cable from your gas pedal to the side of a throttle body. Mounted to the side of the throttle body where the filtered air goes in should be a little black piece that the cable assembly connects to. this is the position sensor. it has wires going off of it to tell the computer where the gas pedal position is. it may even be that your sensor is made in a way that the sensor has been able to move a little or "rotate" thus relaying the wrong data to your computer.

Answer 3

Each sensor is going to cost you differently. When it runs too high it sounds like the computer is being told that the car has just been started and is running in the start up mode. Like the older cars w/o a computer: with the choke closed and idle set on high. Take it to Auto Zone, they test for free.

Answer 4

Oxygen sensors are frequently complicated to get out. attempt spraying some loosening stuff on it. Your close by areas keep will carry it and that they're going to comprehend what you're speaking approximately. it rather is the stuff which you spray on the element and it rather is meant to loosen it with the help of dissolving the crap that gets in there. next get a pair of vice grips and lock them down on the stripped threads as tight as you could. placed a great wrench or a jack guard excessive to get some extra leverage. If that doesn't paintings, you need to use some JB weld to completely connect the socket to the sensor. Then the rounded edges heavily isn't an argument. The socket heavily isn't usable afterword, yet you will get the sensor out, and sockets frequently are not all that high priced.

Answer 5

Check for a vacuum leak first before buying parts you may not need.

A vacuum leak would throw off the O2 sensor readings, and cause your idle to increase as well. Not to mention rough idle.

With the engine at idle, listen for a higher piched sucking noise.
Check for small hose connections on the intake manifold just after the throttle assembly.

So far this hasn't cost you anything.

Check your air filter too.....it may be old and dirty. that would cause pook gas mileage too.

Answer 6

there are many sensors. The thing to do is take it to a shop and have them go over it. It may not be a sensor. May be something even less expensive. Sensors are not that expensive.

Answer 7

There is many more than one Sensor - U have ANY idea which one ?