So my a/f gauge no longer gives an accurate reading. Before it use to only light up a couple lights and give an accurate reading. Now half the lights light up and bounce all over. I checked my connection where my signal wire is connected and it's fine. Can't be the ground or power wire because then i'm sure the the lights would just flicker like there's a bad connection. Anyone got any opinions?
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Narrowband or wideband? If the former, it never gave an accurate reading period. If the latter, check the ground as well as the signal wire.
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I'm gonna say narrow band. It's an autometer a/f gauge. Replaced the O2 sensor by the cat, but that was an OEM part not universal. So i don't think the sensor would be the problem.
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first, you hooked it to the wrong O2 sensor.
second, narrowband gauges don't belong in the tuning forum. its a useless piece of crap, no offense. waste of money for pretty lights.
Hooked it to the sensor after the cat. Worked fine and accurate for a good 7 years. Then spun a rod bearing, replaced the motor, and thats when it started bouncing around. Wires are all good. I'm wondering if it could be the cat. I do tend to get codes saying catalyst system below thresh hold.
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That is the wrong sensor. You sould connect it to the primary O2 sensor on the exhaust manifold. Regardless the narrowband O2 gauge is not accurate. Only a wideband gauge is.
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Max Power wrote:Hooked it to the sensor after the cat. Worked fine and accurate for a good 7 years. Then spun a rod bearing, replaced the motor, and thats when it started bouncing around. Wires are all good. I'm wondering if it could be the cat. I do tend to get codes saying catalyst system below thresh hold.
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A narrowband gauge is supposed to bounce around as your ECU is correcting fuel back and forth. Yes, it'll do so that quickly. If it's not doing that, something is wrong.
Only Widebands are accurate.
Your sensor may have stopped working because the wire came apart where you tapped in for the gauge.
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Max Power wrote:Hooked it to the sensor after the cat. Worked fine and accurate for a good 7 years. Then spun a rod bearing, replaced the motor, and thats when it started bouncing around. Wires are all good. I'm wondering if it could be the cat. I do tend to get codes saying catalyst system below thresh hold.
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1) narrowbands are never "accurate".
2) how are you going to even remotely get an "accurate" reading from a sensor positioned AFTER the catalyst?
3) AFR readings fluctuate during idle and cruise, your idea of how it should look is completely misfounded.
4) you are an idiot.
5) truth hurts.
Yeah, i got that it's going to bounce around. It did it with one light constantly moving for 7 years. Now it does it with 5 to 6 lights all lit up bouncing around. I'm not sure weather it's a wide band or narrow band, thats why i guessed. It's the stock OEM sensor. When i originally put it in everyone and their mother said hook it up where i did.
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Not so much anymore. Either way it was working fine, swapped motors and replaced the O2 sensor and it's never been the same.
Which wire is the signal wire on the manifold sensor?
