Hello, so what's happening here is the p0141 is the rear Oxygen Sensor heater circuit code. This is the 02 sensor behind the catalytic converter. It has two wires that will be the same color and those are the heater circuit wire for that sensor. They are a 12-volt feed that helps to heat the oxygen sensor and get it up to temperature so it can operate. Without that circuit working the sensor will stay cold and fail to do its job. It's staying cold and reading a very low voltage and the ECM is seeing that low voltage (which means a lean condition) and setting the p0171 (which is a lean exhaust bank 1 code). The ECM is enriching the mixture pretty much as far as it can because of the false reading. If you have a multimeter you can go to the back 02 sensor, unplug it, doesn't matter if it's cold or hot, find the two wires that are the same color and check the resistance of them.
The second check is to turn the key on, and on the harness side of that 02 plug (so coming from the ECM) across those two wires should read 12-volts. if it does the circuit is okay, and you need a new rear 02 sensor. If it fails, the first test (the resistance test) you still need a rear 02 sensor.
The reason I mention checking for the 12-volts, is if it's a wiring issue and the 12-volts is missing it will cause the same issue.
I'm putting up the wiring diagram so you can get the idea better, highlighted in yellow are the heater circuits. Check that Oxygen Fuse20amp as well. But if you don't find any wiring issues, like the 02-wiring melted to the exhaust, you'll need a new oxygen sensor.
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-an-oxygen-sensor-works
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-oxygen-sensor
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-an-oxygen-sensor-02-sensor
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Dec 4, 2021 at 1:14 AM
