'05 Forester Code P0131

In damp/rainy weather my car had difficulty starting and ended up with the check engine light on/cruise automatically disabled. Subaru rec replacing the A/F & O2 sensor relay. But dealer later said they didn't replace the O2 relay because the code for it wasn't tripped.

5 months later after car was sitting in parking lot for several days and it was raining, the car had difficulty starting and the symptoms are the same as before. I haven't brought it in to check if the diag code is the same one.

My question... I don't want them just to replace the A/F sensor without finding the cause of the problem. Any ideas out there about a sensor problem associated with damp/rainy weather?

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mycyberinfo
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check engine light on/cruise automatically disabled. Subaru rec replacing the A/F & O2 sensor relay. But dealer later said they didn't replace the O2 relay because the code for it wasn't tripped.

was raining, the car had difficulty starting and the symptoms are the same as before. I haven't brought it in to check if the diag code is the same one.

finding the cause of the problem. Any ideas out there about a sensor problem associated with damp/rainy weather?

Seems to me its possible there is a high voltage problem somewhere. Does it crank and not start? Try to start but sputter? Anyway, if you suspect the code is something different this time, you could try having Autozone read it.

Carl

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan

check engine light on/cruise automatically disabled. Subaru rec replacing the A/F & O2 sensor relay. But dealer later said they didn't replace the O2 relay because the code for it wasn't tripped.

raining, the car had difficulty starting and the symptoms are the same as before. I haven't brought it in to check if the diag code is the same one.

the cause of the problem. Any ideas out there about a sensor problem associated with damp/rainy weather?

The A/F sensor does not affect starting. The ECU does not use the signal from that sensor until the engine has been running for a while and is up to operating temperature. So the code may be from a bad sensor but the starting issue is not. Damp weather starting problems are typically electrical, often from a problem with the wires/coils.

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mulder

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