newbee wideband question

[jasonwinnell]

i just bought a wideband gauge and i believe my old o2 sensor is going bad. i have a narrow band gauge with an o2 on my mani but that sensor is bad and dont read anything. Can i just put my wideband in the downpipe where stock is and call it good or do i need a new oem one and put the wideband on my mani seperate. i have the apexi tuner but plan to switch soon let me know what you think thanks

 

[snowborder714]

You need to have a working o2 sensor up front in the o2 housing.

You can put your wideband in the rear bung if you don't have a cat. If so, it could alter your readings.

 

[jasonwinnell]

so i need an oem one in the o2 housing and my wideband anywhere else?

 

[snowborder714]

Yes. A narrowband (OEM or aftermarket) up front. And the wideband wherever, keeping in mind distance from the turbo, possibly being affected if you have a leaking flex section, and not being accurate if you have a cat in front of it.

 

[jasonwinnell]

damm that sucks because the oem o2 sensor costs me more than a autometer wideband cost me, so the best thing to do is put the oem on the o2 dump and the wideband on the back one because i have strait exhaust? and pulg my mani

 

[snowborder714]

OxygenSensors.com

The thing in your intake manifold is an EGT sensor, not an o2 sensor.

 

[jasonwinnell]

ok so i dont need that because im not running a narrow band gauge and a wideband gauge.?.?.? im replacing my narrow with wideband. i bought a bosch o2 sensor but someone told me that it might not wour right because its universal and not exactly for my application. but i didnt know if i even needed it because i have a wideband im putting in this weekend. thanks for the help i know im a dumbass

 

[snowborder714]

EGT = exhaust gas temperature

That has nothing to do with an o2 sensor.



To install a wideband, you need a place to put it. If you currently have a rear o2 sensor (narrowband), you can put the wideband there since you said you don't have a cat. If not, you'll need to have a bung welded for it.

 

[jasonwinnell]

ohh yea duhh but your opinion would you use a bosch o2 sensor

 

[evileclipse909]

Ya. This whole post makes no sense. Since you have a 2g you have to have a factory o2 sensor in your o2 housing. The wideband is only for the guage and tuning. Only on the 1gs can you use a wideband as an o2 simulator.

And dont use Bosch. They are garbage and dont give very acurate readings for your ecu and will more than likely give you a check engine light for closed loop operation malfunction.

 

[jasonwinnell]

even if i got a 1g motor with ecu

 

[snowborder714]

You may have a 1g motor, but you should still have a 2g ECU. So just follow what we've been telling you.

 

[JayRolla]

Ya. This whole post makes no sense. Since you have a 2g you have to have a factory o2 sensor in your o2 housing. The wideband is only for the guage and tuning. Only on the 1gs can you use a wideband as an o2 simulator.

And dont use Bosch. They are garbage and dont give very acurate readings for your ecu and will more than likely give you a check engine light for closed loop operation malfunction.

Thats not true. AEM uses bosch for there wbo2's. Bosch makes good electronic equipment. Its used widely as oem parts.