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hey, have a quick question i just got my "malfunction indicator lamp" turned on recently. I noticed, while i was parked, my exhaust started to shake abnormally and even though i was in neutral my rpms slightly started to go up and down (felt like my car was struggling). Similiar thing happened when i was in 1st gear, i gased it but my car wasn't going anywhere. It doesn't happen all the time, but the light it still on. Just wondering before I take it to autozone, if theres anything i can do to solve this problem. thanks

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2004 civic ex.
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a/f gauge.

 
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take it and have the code read. thats where you start

 
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but seeing your mods, I'm guessing thats a fake a/f ratio gauge and not a wideband. it is most likely sending false a/f voltage to the ecu and ruining your fuel mixture.

 
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thanks for the help, but can't i solve the problem but just discounting my a/f gauge?

 
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maybe, if the damage isn't too bad.

 
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ok...i have a cobalt a/f gauge. since its not a wideband, does that mean its bad for my car?

 
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yea. they draw voltage from the stock sensor and mess it up. and its still not accurate, just a light show. they sell modified gauges that work under full throttle only, but you should still get a separate sensor. If you go wideband, it works all the time.