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Hi there,
I was driving my '96 3.0 Ranger more aggressively than I normally do the other day (I was late for work) and before I reached my destination the check engine light came on. That night I took it to Autozone and they pulled a P1151 code off it. The def for this code is: Lack of o2 switches-bank 2 sensor 1. After some research I saw a vacuum leak could cause this issue so after snooping around I found a line that had some deep cracks in it. I replaced it and reset the computer, that was yesterday. Today the truck ran great as usual but once out on the highway I detected the engine stumbling at times. After a brief pit stop, and at slow speed, I once again felt the engine stumbling and the check engine light came on. This ride has treated me well over the years, it doesn't burn oil even though it now has a bit over 180,000 miles on it, nonetheless, I don't want to dump too much money into it. From what I understand this error code stems from the o2 sensor pre-cat on the drivers side, should that be my first course of action, to swap it for a new one?
I was driving my '96 3.0 Ranger more aggressively than I normally do the other day (I was late for work) and before I reached my destination the check engine light came on. That night I took it to Autozone and they pulled a P1151 code off it. The def for this code is: Lack of o2 switches-bank 2 sensor 1. After some research I saw a vacuum leak could cause this issue so after snooping around I found a line that had some deep cracks in it. I replaced it and reset the computer, that was yesterday. Today the truck ran great as usual but once out on the highway I detected the engine stumbling at times. After a brief pit stop, and at slow speed, I once again felt the engine stumbling and the check engine light came on. This ride has treated me well over the years, it doesn't burn oil even though it now has a bit over 180,000 miles on it, nonetheless, I don't want to dump too much money into it. From what I understand this error code stems from the o2 sensor pre-cat on the drivers side, should that be my first course of action, to swap it for a new one?
