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Originally Posted by JFP in PA View Post
I really don't think you should be driving a car with a known bad AOS, and not because of concern over the damage it might do to the cats. The real issue is that a bad AOS can and do cause the engine to inhale liquid oil into the intake system, leading to a quick hydro lock and the need for a new engine (I have seen more than one of these). Once your suspicions about a bad AOS are confirmed, park it until it is fixed, it will be a lot cheaper than the alternatives................
Or, you can disconnect the tube that connects the throttle body and the air-oil separator and then plug the holes while you work on getting it fixed. I believe though that this isn't good for the engine either, because it expects to see a vacuum pull on the rings...

-Wayne
Old 09-07-2011, 08:19 PM
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