Friday, September 23, 2011

Code 0173 is it the mass airflow or the heated oxygen sensor?

car runs fine



changed the sensor, reset light, light came back on with same code 0173
Code 0173 is it the mass airflow or the heated oxygen sensor?
Each car has its own error codes for different things.... Without your cars make and model the information you provided is useless
Code 0173 is it the mass airflow or the heated oxygen sensor?
Make,model, and year. Not enough info.
p0173 = Fuel trim malfunction ( bank 2 )



The system is too rich or too lean



Monitor the STFT ( Short Term Fuel Trim ) %26amp; ( Long Term fuel trim )



Once you find out if it's too rich or too lean, you can start looking into those causes.



ie Too Rich .. air filter, excessive fuel pressure, clogged passage in throttle body ( Idle Air Control).



Too Lean.. MAF or MAP, insufficient fuel pressure, dirty fuel injector, contaminated fuel



The list goes on...



Good Luck to You