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Old 05-25-2006, 06:09 PM
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Question Bad Oxy sensor causes HARD shifting?

1994 c280.

Dealer replaced the crank sensor. When I drove in it shifted fine. When I drove out it shifted hard. The shifts are so harsh you think it is going to break something.

Research said a vacuum line is probably disconnected.

Diagnosis by said dealer: It is the Oxygen sensor -- no vac lines loose.

Now, maybe I'm missing the boat here -- but:

1. How does an O2 sensor cause this?
2. How did that mysteriously start at the time of that repair?
3. By the way, the duovalve also went out about 3 days after this repair.

Something fishy here. Thoughts?
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