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Kris Hansen 09-14-2009 04:41 AM

From the "boy am I glad I can fix this myself" files...
 
All of a sudden the exhaust got REALLY loud... clearly an exhaust leak.. Got home, jacked the car up, and discovered that the passenger side O2 sensor was hanging by it's wires.

I have been running double non-foulers, and apparently they do not like being used on catalysts for very long. The piece closest to the cat had broken clean off.

so, out came the welder, and I tacked it back on. =)

4Driver4 09-14-2009 05:21 AM

Why are you running non-foulers? CAT efficiency CEL?

I wish I had better welding skilz. I can get it done, but it isn't pretty.

Kris Hansen 09-14-2009 05:28 AM

Yes, exactly. I probably could get the ECU reflashed, but I did this before the reflash was possible.

Turns out one or more of my 02 sensors is bad anyway (the secondary sensors), so one of these days I'll pull them out and re-do the whole thing.

My welding isn't pretty either. I do have a wire feed, but I run flux core wire, so there's a lot of spatter, and on thin stuff like exhaust tubing, I usually have huge globs where I've burned through and then piled it up.. =)

Boston Driver 09-14-2009 07:53 AM

Nice to have the know-how and the tools!!!

4Driver4 09-14-2009 10:36 AM

LOL. That makes me feel a little better...


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