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Old 10-12-2015, 10:28 AM
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I deal with this ALL the time, snap shot data from people that do not know what is required leads to miscues and unnecessary parts replacement.

The ONLY time I ever see O2 sensor faults that actually trigger codes is when the heater(s) fail in the sensors. I find that lazy O2 sensor rarely show up and are flagged by the DME/ECU.

Also I do not trust Torque, had too many problems with it and the App developer is non responsive.

Fuel System Status changes for many reason, to include deceleration with fuel cut off and I do not believe Torque actually reports accurately the 5 states for the Fuel System Status.

You also cannot analyze any data other than maybe engine temperature with a snap shot from the gauges.

Logs are REQUIRED to get the full picture and Logs cut down on easily 20+ posts in a thread back and forth trying to get the full picture and data from someone that barely understands how to use the App or has limited understanding of OBDII.

Even if the OP posts the Pre-cat O2 sensor Voltages from a single snap shot, this means NOTHING. Logging is the only way to see everything that is going on. Additionally Freeze Frame data is very helpful to understand under what conditions any codes were stored.

I fully understand Fuel Trim values and often find that there are problems when in fact there is no SES/CEL/MIL. Again, Logs when set up properly will show the entire picture. Just because the SES/CEL/MIL is not on does not mean there are no problems.

Data is key analyzing any driveability problem and will either rule in or out specific problems or subsystems.

BTW, 3.5 g/s MAF reading at idle seems a bit low for a 4.4l V8.
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Last edited by jfoj; 10-12-2015 at 10:36 AM.
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