O2 sensor, check engine light on

My guess, the problem is fixed and the check engine light will go off eventually, sooner rather than later probably. Options for the pesky warning light are

  • wait, hope it turns off
  • ask shop to turn it off w/the scan tool, and take it back to shop if it turns back on
  • ask shop to measure the pre-cat & post cat O2 sensor signals with their scan tool to verify both sensors are behaving correctly. (This is a standard test, used to determine if the cat is working or not.)

One heads-up, if the warning light is turned off using a scan tool, while it will turn off the check engine light, it will also place at least one emission system’s readiness monitors into the “not-ready” state, and may prevent the car from passing an emissions test.