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Code 13 / P0130

High Fuel Consumption / Black Tailpipe Soot

System

Fuel / Oxygen

Symptom

High Fuel Consumption / Black Tailpipe Soot

Diagnosis & fix steps

LOGIC: Heated Oxygen Sensor 1 Circuit Inactive or Shorted. ACTION: Disconnect single-wire or 4-wire O2 sensor pigtail at exhaust downpipe under seat. Measure heater resistance across white wires (spec: ~5–7Ω); check signal output while hot (should swing rapidly 0.1V to 0.9V).

Red Seal field insights

Seat Engine Heat: Kei truck engines run directly beneath driver and passenger seat pans. Engine bay heat soak bakes the short O2 sensor wiring loom brittle, breaking the signal core.

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