Wideband O2 Sensor Bung Placement
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Wideband O2 Sensor Bung Placement
I finally ordered a stand alone wideband O2 sensor and I'm trying to decide the best placement for the sensor on my RP highflow cat.
I believe the conventional wisdom is to place it before the cat, but I'd like it to also last as long as possible.
thoughts?
I believe the conventional wisdom is to place it before the cat, but I'd like it to also last as long as possible.
thoughts?
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Definitely place the sensor before the cat, as after renders the sensor useless for your purpose, and make sure the sensor is out of the way of any potential road debris damage. Route the wires away from any serious heat (remember rotaries' exhaust is much hotter than piston engines) and maybe consider following the wire routing of the front sensor along the top of the transmission.
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Definitely determine sensor placement with the cat pipe installed on the car! I didn't do that and smacked my forehead when I went to install the sensor. Luckily for me the placement worked out perfectly. The wire tucks under the little lip on one of the smaller cross braces and then runs up under the shifter boot bracket, into the center dash area. The controller is sitting under my ashtray.
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Mine is just after the shifter and every now and then after extending cruising (after reading the EGT thread I now understand why) my LC-1 will throw an error-2, which is sensor overheated/damaged. If I turn the car off and right back on it'll go away though. I've only had it installed for a few weeks too. =/
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I went through 1/2 dozen sensors before I moved it to a position after the mid pipe. Not a good place if you do have a CAT, though you can still use that position if you have an idea of the CAT effectiveness.
Not a good idea, though.
You can put an extender on the bung and a heat sink on the sensor, though I did that and it made no difference.
(Alan - I cleared my inbox)
Not a good idea, though.
You can put an extender on the bung and a heat sink on the sensor, though I did that and it made no difference.
(Alan - I cleared my inbox)
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Originally Posted by MadDog
I have mine in the expansion just prior to the cat. Haven't burned one in over 10k miles.
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
I went through 1/2 dozen sensors before I moved it to a position after the mid pipe. Not a good place if you do have a CAT, though you can still use that position if you have an idea of the CAT effectiveness.
Not a good idea, though.
You can put an extender on the bung and a heat sink on the sensor, though I did that and it made no difference.
(Alan - I cleared my inbox)
Not a good idea, though.
You can put an extender on the bung and a heat sink on the sensor, though I did that and it made no difference.
(Alan - I cleared my inbox)
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