Did my AEM UEGO die?

[WES_393]

I was driving around last week and out of nowhere my AEM wideband gauge goes black. Today I finally got around to crawling under the dash and found no issues at all. The ground wire is still in it's spade connector grounded to the chassis, power wire was still connected to it's 12v source, everything was good. I pulled the gauge out, made sure the connector was still tight, and hooked it to a separate power/ground source. No luck. The power/ground wires have full continuity within the harness, but when using my Ohm meter on the power/ground pin at the gauge I get nothing. I get some movement on the gauge between power and signal pins, but power and ground are dead.

So is it safe to assume the gauge is shot?

Now the UEGO came with the car brand new in the box. I wasn't the original purchaser, but I did install it. And now after only 5k miles the gauge is possibly shot. Should I contact AEM and ask about replacement/repair, or am I dead in the water? I don't have any of the original packaging, receipt, or anything like that. Just a broken AEM gauge.

Thanks for any input.

 

[talon1979]

Sorry if my reply or post doesn't make sense as I have been up all night. Make sure you are getting power at the gauge. Also make sure you have a solid ground. If you have done this already I apologize. Also, make sure your power source doesn't have a bad fuse and that your wiring doesn't have any shorts. Move wires around while testing.

 

[WES_393]

Thanks for the thoughts. But I already thoroughly tested the gauge and wiring harness. Once it was removed I hooked it to straight to the battery with no result. AEM won't replace or repair the gauge, so I'll be purchasing a new wideband from Innovate.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/articles-parts-feedback-reviews/452518-aem-uego-never-again.html

 

[Spector5]

Have you preformed a voltage drop across the gauge and also, measured available voltage? You should see close to source voltage across.

Also, If there was a open inside the gauge it will read O.L on the meter.