hello

I have a 89 240 wagon (gas) today we went to go to grocery store and about a block from my house I started losing power turned around and limped home mess about in driveway for awhile trying to find anything obvious.

started car back up and it idled ok gave it some gas and it would get power then cut out and get power again and cut out (not stall but lose power)

anyways left it idling for a bit while swearing and listening *mostly swearing in honesty =p

gave it gas once more didn't cut out but check engine light came on.... drove around block and didn't lose power but engine light stays lit and idles high. restarted same thing high idle check engine light but power.

shut the car off disconnected battery hooked it back up after 30 seconds or so and restarted idle normal check engine light off but loses power let car run about 3 minutes gave it gas got check engine light and high idle but not losing power again?


anyways if anyone could help me figure out why that is that would be great.... I am guessing (really) maybe the 02 sensor giving bad readings so messing with fuel until the computer decides the o2 sensor is full of #$%*& and goes into some sort of fail safe mode??? am i close ? way off?

anyways perhaps obviously i'm no mechanical genius but i'm cheap and I have wrenches so if anyone could help me sort this out I would be in your debt.

thank you.


oh also could in the worst case I drive it to the mechanic like this or should i have it towed to be safe?