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Only code I get is the flashing engine symbol signifying multi random mis fire. I do not know if the code/ses has been disabled.... I'll get HP tuners and see.
i had this happen after driving through a puddle. The O2 sensor wouldnt trow a code, but when hooking up a tech2 or hp tuners I was able to see it wasnt working correctly.
I've gotta drop the drivers side just to get to the 02 connection that burnt/badly melted.
I have a random mis-fire and this is what I discovered. Because it's so tight the only way for me to get to it is disassemble the drivers bank... PITA!!
Man I wouldn't hassle with that O2. That's a lot of work for that. Id turn them off and see if the misfire goes away first. Parts swapping to find an issue should be a last ditch attempt. But you can still do a number of things with the car together and running. Like log the cam count to make sure the cam sensor is reading, also if the car won't start without a crank signal I believe. It will start with out a cam sensor though. More than likely its that O2 they like to blink to tell you your probably hurting the catalyst etc...
Why would it overfuel? Without an O2 sensor signal it will just use the MAF/VE tables and not make any adjustments beyond that. If the MAF/VE tables are close then it will be fine.
If it's getting a WRONG O2 signal from a burned wire or whatever, then it could be making adjustments the wrong way currently.
I'd rather have no O2 signal than a wrong one (I actually unplugged an O2 sensor on mine a few weeks ago when this happened to me--used an impact wrench installing the sensor and I guess that ruined it. Fuel trims were maxed out and the car barely ran it was so rich. Disconnected it and drove home just fine)
I'd try it and see what happens.
Do you have a wideband on it?
Do you have HP Tuners?
Last edited by schpenxel; Mar 22, 2016 at 01:11 PM.
Why would it overfuel? Without an O2 sensor signal it will just use the MAF/VE tables and not make any adjustments beyond that. If the MAF/VE tables are close then it will be fine.
If it's getting a WRONG O2 signal from a burned wire or whatever, then it could be making adjustments the wrong way currently.
I'd rather have no O2 signal than a wrong one (I actually unplugged an O2 sensor on mine a few weeks ago when this happened to me--used an impact wrench installing the sensor and I guess that ruined it. Fuel trims were maxed out and the car barely ran it was so rich. Disconnected it and drove home just fine)
I'd try it and see what happens.
Do you have a wideband on it?
Do you have HP Tuners?
I have HP TUners.. no wide band. I will do as you instructed and see what happens.
What if I just unplug the 02 without disabling in HPT? would this also prove or dis prove?
See what fuel trims and O2 readings look like for each bank. If those are normal then it probably isn't an O2 sensor issue IMO.
You can unplug the sensor to put it into open loop, but I think you have to reset fuel trims after you do that or it will keep trying to use what it remembers from the last time they were connected
I'd log first, check out readings for O2 B1S1, O2 B2S1, STFT & LTFT for both banks (separately) and see what you get.
See what fuel trims and O2 readings look like for each bank. If those are normal then it probably isn't an O2 sensor issue IMO.
You can unplug the sensor to put it into open loop, but I think you have to reset fuel trims after you do that or it will keep trying to use what it remembers from the last time they were connected
I'd log first, check out readings for O2 B1S1, O2 B2S1, STFT & LTFT for both banks (separately) and see what you get.
Whatttt youve had hptuners this entire time and havent logged the o2s!?!?
Last edited by Dude_man; Mar 22, 2016 at 01:54 PM.