Can WideBand O2's be left connection all the time?
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Can WideBand O2's be left connection all the time?
I have a AEM Widewand 02 Guage with the Bosch sensor on its way to me. I have removed AIR and EGR from the car. Planning on putting the sensor in where one of the AIR pipes once went. Is it a good idea to put it that far upstream, or is it best to put it after the Y-pipe.
I do about 10K miles per year, I probably wont be using the wideband during the winter, is it worth removing it when not using it or do they have a pretty long life?
I do about 10K miles per year, I probably wont be using the wideband during the winter, is it worth removing it when not using it or do they have a pretty long life?
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Yeap the key is just as 1fastWS6 said, it must be turned on. Many think they can leave it off, but that will shorten the lift of the Wideband O2 and accuracy will be off as well. By leaving it on the heated element keeps the carbon from building up on the sensor.
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Thanks for your help. I'll fit it permanently and make sure its on all the time the engine is.
Looking to get the I/O interface from HP tuners so I can read it on the laptop as well as the guage on the dash.
Looking to get the I/O interface from HP tuners so I can read it on the laptop as well as the guage on the dash.
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I've had my Dynojet in for over a year now and its still going strong, wired to the ignition feed so power is always applied when ignition is on.
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I agree with what everyone else said but don't understand what you mean by
"Planning on putting the sensor in where one of the AIR pipes once went. Is it a good idea to put it that far upstream, or is it best to put it after the Y-pipe."
I see you donot have headers in your sig, so do you mean the air pipes on the manifolds? I would think that that would be too close to the head and would melt the sensor. And furthermore, I take you still have your cats...? If so, you would not get as accurate readings if it is placed after the cats. I am not familiar with AEMs' setup but I know the LM-1 from innovatemotorsports has a setup where you could swap out one of your factory narrow bands and feed the pcm a narrow band output from the controller. Hope this helps.
"Planning on putting the sensor in where one of the AIR pipes once went. Is it a good idea to put it that far upstream, or is it best to put it after the Y-pipe."
I see you donot have headers in your sig, so do you mean the air pipes on the manifolds? I would think that that would be too close to the head and would melt the sensor. And furthermore, I take you still have your cats...? If so, you would not get as accurate readings if it is placed after the cats. I am not familiar with AEMs' setup but I know the LM-1 from innovatemotorsports has a setup where you could swap out one of your factory narrow bands and feed the pcm a narrow band output from the controller. Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by Doc
I agree with what everyone else said but don't understand what you mean by
"Planning on putting the sensor in where one of the AIR pipes once went. Is it a good idea to put it that far upstream, or is it best to put it after the Y-pipe."
I see you donot have headers in your sig, so do you mean the air pipes on the manifolds? I would think that that would be too close to the head and would melt the sensor. And furthermore, I take you still have your cats...? If so, you would not get as accurate readings if it is placed after the cats. I am not familiar with AEMs' setup but I know the LM-1 from innovatemotorsports has a setup where you could swap out one of your factory narrow bands and feed the pcm a narrow band output from the controller. Hope this helps.
"Planning on putting the sensor in where one of the AIR pipes once went. Is it a good idea to put it that far upstream, or is it best to put it after the Y-pipe."
I see you donot have headers in your sig, so do you mean the air pipes on the manifolds? I would think that that would be too close to the head and would melt the sensor. And furthermore, I take you still have your cats...? If so, you would not get as accurate readings if it is placed after the cats. I am not familiar with AEMs' setup but I know the LM-1 from innovatemotorsports has a setup where you could swap out one of your factory narrow bands and feed the pcm a narrow band output from the controller. Hope this helps.