so i went down to vakamon today to go borrow the CEL fix from ryan again so i could try and helplessly find a correct fitting closure...

when i got there he said he had something for me and so kindly let me have a bolt that would fit.. and he gave me a sample of some gunk stuff that will supposedly is good for the thread of the bolt.. big thanks to Ryan at Vakamon once again..

here are the pictures i took




the CEL fix from MY downpipe.. notice the arrow pointing to a washer which i wasnt sure was supposed to be there... know anything Hoppie?



a picture of the washer that was on the CEL fix



the tip of the O2 sensor that ended up dangling and dragging all over the place.. if you look closely you can see the JB quik weld me and justin attempted


after removing both the sensor and the CEL fix



the bolt that is now on the downpipe.. tightened as tight as possible... and hopefully doesnt come off on me during driving..

turned on the car and checked everything... and seems fine..

thanks again to Ryan and Justin for their help

 

glad you got it taken care of. man that sensor is trashed.

 

That "gunk" is either Anti-Seize or Loctite





































or some of Ryan's Man Juice

 

Yeah Peter, I dunno. I remember it on there when I put it on originally buy don't know if it serves a purpose or not. Glad you got it fixed!! Does that set up throw a permanent CEL or what?

 

well the CEL came on this morning while i was driving.. before i even saw ryan.. but it looks permanent..

oh yeah.. i remember Ryan mentioning Anti-Seize.. i learned something new today lol

 

I'll stop by tommorow, I can reset it with my AP but with the harness completely disconnected the cel will come right back.

 

should i reconnect it?

 

wow i got some dirty thumbs and fingers

 

Well that is good that you plugged the hole in your DP, but it is dangerous if your ECU is using that 02 sensor to adjust it's timing advance, and A/F ratio, which I believe it is. I think you have 2 02 sensors, 1 pre-turbo, one post turbo. I would order a new 02 sensor asap. You could be running lean and your car might not richen the fuel up if it can't tell what's going on. Lots of people just put resistors on their 02 plug, so I guess you could do that too. I haven't heard of anyone blowing their engine due to removing the 02 signal to the ECU, but talk to Ryan about it, he knows a lot more than I do.

 

Its ok Nate, people put mechanical O2 cel fixes there other than the resisters. That O2 is just there to measure Cat efficency. The one in the collecter is the one you have to really worry about.

 

Thanks, that's good to know. So you can just put a resistor in there to keep from getting the cel!

 

hmm.. that's what ryan said.. but since there arent cat's there anyway...

where can i get this resistor? CEL's bother me

 

Talk to Ryan, but most electronic stores should have them. I think radio shack has them.

 

Mechnical fix is cheaper... but requires slight modification. Happy mod-ing.

 

How much is a mechanical fix?/

i know the Pony Express resistor fixes are 5 bucks.