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Strange issue


Doomer4567

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City
Clarksville
State - Country
TN - USA
Vehicle Year
1998
Vehicle
Ford Ranger
Drive
4WD
Engine
3.0 V6
Transmission
Manual
So currently my ranger a 3.0 v6 manual is showing three codes, two of them are both my engine banks are running lean and the third is saying my o2 sensor bank 1 sensor 2 is is out. I already replaced the o2 sensor and it came back.

Now here's where it gets confusing. I did a live test and it says all three of my o2 sensors have no voltage, as far as I know i have no evap leaks and we replaces my MAF sensor recently. Also my compressor is failing but I just think its going bad

My theory is either one of my 02 sensors is shorting and causing issues or my pcm or a similar control module is failing. I wanted to get people's opinions as i cant just throw money at parts until it gets fixed. Thank you for any help!

Edit: I couldnt pull codes at the time but the codes are PO171, PO174, and PO141
 
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Check if the O2 sensors have reference voltage to them.
 
I need to check, but I thought the reference voltage was .5V
 
Keep in mind that "O2 sensor out of range" is a symptom and not a diagnosis. The scan tool should be set to display codes. I agree that we need the codes to try and make sense of it.
 
IIRC there is no "reference" for an O2 sensor. Then only thing you're gonna see with a meter is the reading of rich (0.9vdc) or lean (0.1vdc).
 
The codes are Po141 (the sensor is brand new), po171, and po174.
 
There is no 'reference voltage' on the O2 sensors. There is 12v to the heaters, but that will only be there if the PCM wants the heaters on.

90% of the time, P0171/P0174 is caused by air leaks or vacuum leaks on Fords.
 
There is no 'reference voltage' on the O2 sensors. There is 12v to the heaters, but that will only be there if the PCM wants the heaters on.

90% of the time, P0171/P0174 is caused by air leaks or vacuum leaks on Fords.
What would be the easiest way to check, I was hoping it wouldn't be that because it could go from a 5 min fix to im outside making a pop-up mechanic shop.
 
I would grab a scanner and look at fuel trims.

Another way to do it is spray water around suspect leak points and look for the engine to stumble.
 
How does the engine idle/run? Is it running rough or misfiring? If so, under what conditions?
 
Since nobody mentioned it…

Have you checked all of your fuses? I had no o2 sensor reading on my F-150 and couldn’t figure it out until I found a blown fuse. Then my next thought was what made it blow. Fortunately that truck is relatively easy to trace wires and sure enough the wire chafed through on a bolt and shorted out.
 

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