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Old 03-14-2003, 08:28 PM
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the gauge only stays in the stoich, no bouncing or nothing...i hooked everything up right...it doesnt even move.....i mean i have a d16a6....i can unplug the oxygen sensor and my car still runs...is this weird or is this normal.....so i was just wondering is my gauge broken?i have it hooked to ground, power in the fuse box under dash, and last wire atached to oxygen sensor wire under the hood.....still no bouncing....just sitting in the stoich area, even while idling, under load, never moves....i dont know..help pleaz...
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oh yeah my check engine lights comes on after about 5 mins of driving car...i dont have turbo hooked up yet either....
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what code do you have? sounds like a lazy o2 sensor..

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Old 03-15-2003, 01:13 AM
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how do i tell what code i am getting? i dont know how to find that out? i think there is something wrong with the oxygen sensor, or something...i replaced the oem oxygen sensor with bosch, and still getting the same thing...what could it be jeff?
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http://www.hondata.com/techecucodes.html

figure out which code you are throwing.. might be a faulty o2 sensor.


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Old 03-15-2003, 01:27 AM
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now i spliced the wire in the engine compartment, and installed the a/f gauge wire to it...and after i did that i started to get the check engine light...i dont really know what it is??i will look for the codes later on, i am inside and tired right now....have u ever had this problem jeff?also the check engine light doesnt come on until maybe 5 min after driving the car, after it warms up..
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Old 03-15-2003, 02:26 AM
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thats fine and dandy.. figure out your code, and maybe we can figure out your problem


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Old 03-15-2003, 07:46 PM
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sounds like an O2 code.. the ECU doesnt start taking readings from the O2 sensor until the car warms up.
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the check engine light came on after i spliced the o2 sensor wire to hook up my a/f gauge.....but it seems as though my car drives the same....but my a/f gauge just stays in the stoich and never moves....it is weird...maybe it is broken...i will try to hook it to the ecu wires, and see if that makes a difference....but this sux, and i cant figure it out...why would it throw a code, i just spliced the wire for god sakes...anyone with answers?
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did u solder the connections? The ECU reads the voltage in the O2 sensor from like 0 to 5 volts.. really small range and splicing into it might mess up the voltage. Also, make sure your guage is grounded to a good clean ground.
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