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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 07:22 PM
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Unhappy 96 Explorer O2 sensor problem

The check engine light came on today and the first thing to come to mind was O2 sensor. I took it to Autozone to have the codes pulled and sure enough I was right. Code P0420 came up indicating bad O2 sensor bank 1. Now my problem is which of the front 2 sensors is it? Code P0421 (which did not show up in the scan) is also for a bad sensor on bank 1 which indicates to me that each O2 sensor has it's own code. Is P0420 for the driver side or passenger side O2 sensor? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
 

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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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bank one is the driver side i just did mine on a 98 sport the electrical connector was a bit tight to get to. good luck
 
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Old Apr 5, 2005 | 08:53 PM
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bank one is the driver side i just did mine on a 98 sport the electrical connector was a bit tight to get to. good luck
My Explorer XLT has 4 O2 sensors (2 before the cat and 2 after it). Bank 1 is for both pre-cat sensors and each has their own trouble code when bad. The same goes for the 2 after the cat and those are bank 2. The code I got was P0420 which is for one individual sensor on bank 1. Just which one it is I have no clue.
 
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