Bonj87

plugs n wires were replaced in august. how hard is it to replace the o2 sensor?

roughly 49,000

I thought things were better... but alas getting on I55 today, hammered on it cuz no one was around first.. second..SES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! goes away, but still...

is it something that can be fixed under warranty?

ok 2003 SSS when cold, upon starting i can hear what i can only describe as some valve clatter..sounding kinda like a disel. now, engine still semi cold, accelerate from a stop, upon first shift, i can hear that clatter again. do i need to be concerned about this at all? is it something a tune can fix..should i start looking for some replacement parts?

ok.. here's what Ive done i removed the MAF, and cleaned it with non residue leaving contact cleaner..really good contact cleaner. put it all back together, made sure all my clamps were tight. i did notice one clamp was a bit loose.. thinking the last dealer did that. I also switched gas today. i let the speedway tank run all the way out, and filled it with BP 93. Im thinking either the MAF was dirty, and\or the gas i was using was horrible. I took it for a quick ride, tried to put it under conditions that caused the SES , and guess what.. NO LIGHT.. sounded good.. had power... i dont want to get my hopes up, but im pretty sure that i may have solved this. now... Rev.. How about that tune buddy?? can we do 1 nice perf tune, and set it up so that when i click the towing button, i get a different tune for towing? i have a heavy trailer full of band equipment that i pull every other weekend.

stoopid question.. do we have a traction control button in our 2003 SSS's with AWD?

BIg 0.. who is that girl in your sig? she is by far the most amazing looking woman i have ever seen.

sounds good. i got some of that already the dealer told me to use carb cleaner.. in fact, in my last visit, they charged me for it.

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not last time , no. it turned out to be a bad injector, which also ruined my cats.. all of which the dealer replaced under warranty. the performance issue then was much, much worse however.

i replaced all my plugs and wires in august when i had the initial problem. ill check them later today to make sure they are still ok.

ok since i moved 35 miles away, im doing more highway traveling. I noticed a bit of hesitation durring hard acceleration.. a honda beat me the other day... I thought maybe my tires were slipping since they were quite worn. i bought new pirelli scorps.. dig em. now, i still have the hesitation, and im getting an intermittent flashing SES light. I have not taken it to the dealer yet. Last time of course, they blamed my K&N, until i proved to them that there was a bad injector.. i suppose its possible i may have another bad injector, or coil pack.. but, do you think the MAF is dirty, and causing issues? the last dealer's tech said that when it gets dirty, it could cause issues. im gonna go out today and get some carb cleaner and then clean the MAF and see how it handles after that. other than that. im thinking of making a date with Rev to do a tune, and diagnose the issue. How bout it Rev.. interested in a trip to Joliet for some pizza, suds, and some tuning?

fyi.. its illegal to use someone else's key(s) for ms software. this is what "they" look for..

You have your midget, but he's stuck to your inner thighs, and you're late for a date with Denise Richards.. I wish I could play guitar better than George Lynch and eddie van halen combined.