Q: Wrong part might have been replaced
I recently hired one of your mechanics to fix my car. The first repair went fine and cleared one of my error codes so I trusted him to fix the other problem on the side (his request). However I suspect he might have misread the error code as the repair he did upon farther inspection seems wrong (and cost me $170 in parts and labor) and the error code hasn't gone away at all. Does replacing the fuel throttle body make any sense when dealing with a P2076 error code or did he make the wrong repair. Also he said I have a slightly frayed O2 sensor, would fixing that work to clear the code?
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