Originally Posted by
pizzaguy
I still say I'd change the O2 sensor - your car is (not sure what year it is) 8-10 years old - O2 sensors don't last forever.
If the car is running fine, getting the same mileage, not throwing other codes - then other than a bad connection between the harness and the O2 sensor it is most likely the sensor is about done.
And even IF it is a bad connection, changing the sensor means one half of the connection is replaced with the new sensor (and I don't think it's a bad connection, but you never know.)
Shouldn't my mechanic have been able to tell if the 02 sensor was bad when the checked the car? He knew the code that was thrown was saying it was the 02 sensor.