Kingpenguin wrote:
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> Well, I bought the car in the States (when I was living down there), and it
> was cheap to recharge the A/C. Up here if they recharge it, they are
> legally are obligated to fix it, and since you don't know what hte problem
> is until they diagnose it, you have no idea how much it is going to cost.
> Being that Calgary, Canada has about 6 hot weeks out of the year, I dont
> think I am going to worry about it to much until I can afford to fix it
> right.
>
> As for the vibration, after further looking into it, I dont htink it is the
> transmission. I changed the plugs myself, and one looked like there was
> combustion residue in the plug hole (what is the term for that thing
> anyways?). I am assuming the seal went bad on the plug... I replaced all
> the plugs, and the wires, but I am still getting the chugging. Also, I have
> noted that I am getting vibration in the wheel when I am idling at a
> light...so I think my next step is the O2 sensor, as the Civic is sort of
> doing what our old pontiac was doing when it needed a new O2 sensor.
> Unfortunately replacing the sensor looks to be a little more than I am
> experienced with car work.
>
> How hard is it to do that?
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Kingpenguin,

Before jumping into an O2 sensor change, read this article (and others
at this web site) to see if you're approaching the problem from the
wrong end (to use the proctologist's term).
http://www.batauto.com/articles/myth-conception.shtml

'Curly'
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