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Old 11-13-2013, 10:25 AM
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AEM Wideband Problems

All the sudden my car started reading lean today. Completely lean. Here's a video of me on the highway cruisin about 55...video also has a description. From the reading I've done so far it sounds like I could just have a bad 02 sensor..any help would be great. Thanks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjoq7NU8io

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link dosent work
 
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Old 11-13-2013, 05:38 PM
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Old 11-13-2013, 08:56 PM
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link dosent work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjoq7NU8io&sns=em
 
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Old 11-14-2013, 03:28 PM
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Where did you install the 02 sensor for this gauge?
 
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Old 11-14-2013, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GaryEvans
Where did you install the 02 sensor for this gauge?
Not sure, bought the car with it in. I'm catless, if that matters.
 
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Old 11-15-2013, 12:13 AM
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I'd assume a bad sensor. If it was running 20:1+ your headers would probably be glowing red
 
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Old 11-19-2013, 02:42 PM
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Sounds like your sensor went bad, very common on those.
 
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Originally Posted by Stillen06coupe
I'd assume a bad sensor. If it was running 20:1+ your headers would probably be glowing red
They have a better chance of glowing red at 14.7:1 then 20:1
 
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Originally Posted by meatbag

They have a better chance of glowing red at 14.7:1 then 20:1
Wrong
 
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Get an egt probe and see what it does at 20:1. I promise you'll learn something.
 
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20:1 was just a number. Running lean raises temps in general which increases chance of detonation
 
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EGT's are highest at stoich and trend up with less ignition timing and more load. Like I said...learn something.
 
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Old 11-20-2013, 09:22 AM
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Thanks for the help guys, I'll be trying a new sensor
 


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