REading 2006 Sonata check engine light code

Well, most of my plug wires arch all of the time, but they seldom arc. :-)

Matt

Stopped by the dealer today and they read the code, which this time was there and the light was still on. I didn't write down the number, but I believe he said it was a P2167. It was a "lean" indication and they suspect the O2 sensor. I take the car in on Thursday to get it fixed.

Matt

Well at least now you know. I assume this will be repaired under warranty?

Now I unsderstand better. If you don't like the message, attack the messenger.

At $40 for both, maybe you do have to replace them more often. Anyhow, with the savings, you can buy 625 cans of Campbell's Tomato Soup. Or 200 gallons of diet cola on sale. We have a bottle deposit in our state so maybe only 185 gallons until you redeem the empties.

Your friend, Ed P

Interesting. I wonder why it showed after a fill up. I'd have thought something like that would happen under any circumstances. It does prove that the shade tree mechanic is a thing of the past unless he has a code reader.

Yep, one of the best investments I ever made.

I wasn't the only "attacker" here. I just don't know why you needed to critique my replacement regiment by boasting how you spend your money. Remember any one the internet can be a prince of Nigeria. As for the quality of my plugs and wires, if you don't know how good NGK's are, you probably shouldn't be handing out advice. I've only had problems with the oems so far, the NGK's have been great. If you would like to critique my other regular maintenance, here's my schedule:

Air filter @ every oil change (granted it's just a wash and re-oil, K&N filter) Coolant: yearly PS fluid: every 2 years Brake fluid: every brake job Blinker fluid: haven't had to replace that yet, the muffler bearings either. :)

I didn't see any other "attackers" but I don't know why you are jealous of how I spend my money. Everyone has their personal tastes. People buy extended warraties and service plans and never use them too. Their choice. If I spent my money on un-needed services, I'd not be able to travel every few years. But don't stop on my account.

I'm regarded as Royalty in Poland.

As for the

Never tried the K&N filters. I've heard too much negative on them. OTOH, I've never had a problem with paper filters so I'll continue to use them. They work so why play with oil? Change as recommended at 30,000

Coolant today is good for 3 to 5 years. I go that long and have never had a cooling problem since my '53 Merc. I've never changed PS fluid even after

Considering that track record, I'm not going to change my schedule to spend more money. As for automatic trasmissions, I've only ever change fluid in one of them in 48 years of car ownership. Only one has ever has tranny failure. Guess which one? I'll never change it again.

I'd agree on that. In my case, about 3+ years and 60k+ miles.

Wow, must be easy being oblivious. I'm not sure how you figure I'm jealous of how you spend your money. I just said that if you feel the need to brag about how you spend it in this post it's only to boost your ego. And you were the other "attacker", you attacked my suggestion to replace spark plugs yearly. You may not agree with that and that is fine. You attacked the amount of money I "waste" on maintenance. Fine if you don't want to do maintenance on the same schedule, but you don't have to brag that you buy high ticket items and go on European vacations. All you had to do was say something like "I don't change them yearly, they should last longer than that." Or "I haven't needed to change my coolant in 5 years and it is still fine." But no, you had to go and come off sounding like a douche. I'll agree that I may change some of my fluids more often than needed, but that's my choice.

And for you other people reading this exchange, you should do your maintenance as you see fit, or at the recommendation of your favorite service tech. Really what's important here is keeping our cars running like new and however you go about achieving that is fine.

If you were not offended or jealous, you'd never bring it up. Something struck a nerve. Maybe it was the realization that you could still have a maintained automobile and do some extra things in your life.

Attacked? No, I but the money into a perspective that people can understand. Do you have an unfulfilled desire to travel? Does seeing how much you spend over the years hurt? I know people that could buy a new car merely by stopping smoking.

I made no personal attack, but it you want to be a victim, you may.

I have wasted far too much of my time on a troll like you. I have added you to my ignore list. Goodbye.

Yes, but that does not mean I'm not crazy!

My computer died so I'm using my wife's until my new one is ready. Bought a new computer with the money I saved on not changing spark plugs the last few years.

Aw, you'll still be reading and waiting for this reply. No, I'm not a troll at all; look up the definition. You'd do better and be more accurate by classifying me as a PITA. Bye

Actually, didn't know. I left the Sonata at the dealer today and they now say the problem wasn't the O2 sensor after all and it really IS reading a lean condition due to a leak at the intake manifold. They say a new gasket is needed so we shall see.

I can't remember ever having an intake manifold gasket go bad, so I'm somewhat suspicious that when they pull the manifold to replace the gasket they will find something more serious such as a cracked or warped manifold or head mating surface.

I assume this will be a warranty repair given that I'm the original owner and the car is less than 10 years old and has less than 100,000 miles.

Has anyone else had a 2.4L engine with a failed intake manifold gasket? hyundaitech, is this a failure mode you see often?

Matt

I am guessing now it was pure coincidence (see prior post about leaking intake manifold gasket).

Matt

I can't say I've ever heard of one going bad on a car so new either.

LOL You can get a nice big monitor with the fluid and air filter savings as well.

It certainly seems odd to me. I hope it isn't a hint of things to come. I had a 1984 Honda Accord that was a pretty good car until 4 years of age and 60,000 miles. It began to systematically self-destruct at that point and I have not owned anything since that said Honda on it (not even lawn mowers!).

At least the Sonata has warranty left!!

Matt