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96 Mercury Sable: drove..1200 miles..the check engine light came on

 
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I have a 96 Mercury Sable. Recently drove it 1200 miles when I moved to Florida from Indiana. This is my second week here and yesterday the check engine light came on. Took it to shop and they obtained the following problem: P0135 B1 s1, P0141 B1 s2, P0155 B2 S1, P0161 B2 S2. They reset it and it did come back on right after I drove. What kind of cost am I looking at and what exactly needs repaired? I am having problems with the RPM's going up sometimes when I accelerate. The shop said that since I was at so many different gas stations on my long drive that I could have accidentally used a low octaine--ethanol by accident. I have not let my gas get low enough so if that is the case, I am trying now to get it almost completely empty. They said all four sensors going off at once is very strange. What do you suggest I do from here. I am worried and want to get it taken care of.

 

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Submitted: 2107 days and 9 hours ago.
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Expert:  Chris (aka-Moose) replied 2106 days and 23 hours ago.

H30 DTCS P0135, P0141, P0155 AND P0161: HO2S HEATER SIGNAL CIRCUIT IS OPEN, SHORTED TO GROUND, SHORTED TO B+ OR EXCESSIVE CURRENT DRAW

    • DTC P0135 = HO2S HTR-11
    • DTC P0141 = HO2S HTR-12
    • DTC P0155 = HO2S HTR-21
    • DTC P0161 = HO2S HTR-22
    • Shorts to B+ in harness or HO2S.
    • Water in connectors.
    • Cut or pulled wires.
    • Disconnected wiring.
    • Open VPWR circuit.
    • Open GND circuit.
    • Low battery voltage.
    • Corrosion or poor mating terminals.
    • Damaged PCM.
  • Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0135, P0141, P0155 and P0161 indicate a short to ground, open, or short to VPWR in the HO2S heater circuit.

    DTC/HO2S Reference List:

    Possible causes:

  • Visually inspect the HO2S circuit for exposed wiring, contamination, corrosion and proper assembly.

You either have a power or ground concern on the heater side of all the O2's

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