o2 sensor gone at 57,000kms???

[VTEC_Inside]

Go to back out of my buddies driveway today in the RSX and the CEL catches my eye....

Plug my scan tool in at home "P0134 - o2 no activity detected". Yay!!!

I thought it was running a little weird this week, used more gas on the last fill up than usual as well.

Of course its gotta be a wideband AF sensor too right? $250 is looking like the cheapest for a direct fit replacement right now, ugh...

[S204STi]

Yikes...sorry mate.  Stuff breaks, even on newer machines.

[VTEC_Inside]

Yikes...sorry mate.  Stuff breaks, even on newer machines.

Meh, I'm not all that upset about it. I kinda figured thats what it was as soon as the light popped on. Its a popular failure on the RSX. Maybe it would help if Honda didn't have the thing run so damn rich at high rpms, but I digress.

The real pain will be driving it like a civil person until I can get the new one in there.

[VTEC_Inside]

BTW, anything is better than what happened to my cousin today:

[VTEC_Inside]

$255 + tax from Acura, already paid for... Picking up later.

[giant_mtb]

BTW, anything is better than what happened to my cousin today:

What exactly does one call the part that, uh, rusted through?  Is that part of the frame, or what? 

[VTEC_Inside]

What exactly does one call the part that, uh, rusted through?  Is that part of the frame, or what? 

Yep. The lower control arm tore its re-enforced mounting plate free of the unit body.

[3.0L V6]

Yep. The lower control arm tore its re-enforced mounting plate free of the unit body.

So he's getting a new car, I take it.

What model of car is it?

[VTEC_Inside]

So he's getting a new car, I take it.

What model of car is it?

He's already pulled out his stereo crap...

I wouldn't put it past his dad if he might try to repair that. It would be about as proper a repair as you could get, but...

[Cookie Monster]

Wow, the wheel is at an awkward angle... is it still driveable?

[VTEC_Inside]

New O2 in hand.. $288 later.

[sparkplug]

That's one expensive 0? sensor.

[VTEC_Inside]

That's one expensive 0? sensor.

Yeah, no shit. Its a fancy wideband one though. $230 was the cheapest possible for a new OEM one, but the dealer had it in stock and I wanted to change it out today so....

New one is in. Had to reconnect the scan-tool to clear the code, but just drove around for 30min and its still off... Engine seems to be running a little smoother as well.

[VTEC_Inside]

Wow, the wheel is at an awkward angle... is it still driveable?

Nope. It could probably move under its own power if the driveshaft hadn't pulled out on the drivers side. Open diff = car goes no where now.