I had 3 diagnostic tests done @ Autozone and they showed it was oxygen sensor or cat converter. The car drives kind of loud, bad gas mileage and stalls after driving for 30 mins. When it stalls it can start up again.. other times it starts up just to stall again.
The garage I have always used said I had a fuse problem.. they fixed it and said all I have to pay is the $50 for checking it out. Does this make sense about the fuse? Could a fuse do this much damage to the car?
2000 Ford Focus
2007-10-09 15:47:30 · 8 answers · asked by PlasticTrees 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
yes a blown fuse will cause a lot of aggravation ,not damage to a car,it will cause certain things not to work right ,it could have been one that controlled an important relay or something,really the only people who know the truth on this one are the people who found and repaired it,as long as its fixed and it doesn't give any problems id be happy with it,it still doesn't sound right though,good luck with it.
2007-10-09 16:05:32 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got ripped for 50 bucks. Never go back there. I gather the fuse didn't fix anything. I don't see any indication of a fuse problem in your problem explanation. Don't do any more guessing. Go to a MUFFLER / EXHAUST shop and get your cat. converter checked out. A bad cat. can set the O2 sensor code so don't mess with that till you get the cat. checked. STAY AWAY from dealers
2007-10-09 16:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by tronary 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you probably had a blown fuse. If you should take it to a reputable repair shop to find out why the fuse blew. If the cat is plugged, it could mess up the oxygen sensor. You have a much bigger problem than a blown fuse.
2007-10-09 15:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by JT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the oxygen sensor can primarily be the caus eof this.. as it determines how much fuel and air needs to be sent to teh engine. but being related to a fuse?? i dont think so.. if anything of a fuse.. its not even 5$ to change it. but.. if the test showed that the O2 sensor was bad, or faulty, then no.. the fuse may not have anyhting to do with it...
( i had this issue in my olde Saturn too.)
2007-10-09 16:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by Eadgils 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"None What So Ever!"
Bad/clogged Cat. Converter will cause back pressure in the exhaust that will mess up the o2 sensor reading, mess up mileage and stall the engine.
2007-10-09 23:40:40 · answer #5 · answered by sidecar0 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I could if its the right fuse thats blown did it fix the stalling and bad gas mileage ......?
2007-10-09 15:53:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
idk if it could be "just a fuse" but it may be your cat. converter is pluged and not letting the exhaust escape through the rest of the system...if its loud im guessing it has to be plugged and burned a hole in the pipe between the exhaust manifold and the cat. if thats where its the most loud at....
2007-10-09 15:57:56 · answer #7 · answered by jay h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it could. You can check the cat conveter just start it and put your hand to the tail pipe and see if exaust is coming out.
2007-10-09 15:54:20 · answer #8 · answered by less 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋