deleting o2's
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Kleeborp the Moderator™
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I lived with the SES light for a year, but I wouldn't recommend it unless you have a way of pulling the codes every once in a while...I was throwing a front O2 code for a while and didn't know it. Kinda hard to tell if something is really wrong with the damn thing always on...
#6
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I agree, best way is to locate somebody that can delete the codes. Might as well rip the air and egr systems out at the same time and delete those as well.
Alternatively you can buy a pair of O2 sims. I don't like them, in one year I had two go bad on me, and they are kind of expensive. BUT if you can't get the codes deleted it is probably better to get sims than it is to stare at that stupid light and never know if/when you have other codes.
BTW: Did you order O2 extensions already? A lot of people end up buying O2's made for the corvette and they dont requre extensions to reach. Might want to go ahead and replace the sensors now.
Alternatively you can buy a pair of O2 sims. I don't like them, in one year I had two go bad on me, and they are kind of expensive. BUT if you can't get the codes deleted it is probably better to get sims than it is to stare at that stupid light and never know if/when you have other codes.
BTW: Did you order O2 extensions already? A lot of people end up buying O2's made for the corvette and they dont requre extensions to reach. Might want to go ahead and replace the sensors now.
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Originally Posted by SmOkInEmSS02
just wondering, b/c i'm gettin ready to order my headers and x pipe, but why do the sensors go out? the extra heat?
#11
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I don't really get it either. That's just what I've read on here. You get LT's, your O2 sensors end up going bad. The code you often end up getting even says something to that effect. (mine did)
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Kleeborp the Moderator™
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Yeah, it doesn't make a lot of sense, but if you think about it, O2 sensors have to be at a certain temperature range to operate effectively. My guess is that since the exhaust gases are a little cooler, it causes the O2 heater to work harder, and eventually crap out. Just a wild *** guess, but it makes sense in my head