honda accord O2 sensor help
08-02-2012, 04:22 AM
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honda accord O2 sensor help
So I put racing headers on my 96 accord and where the o2 sensor is supposed to go is directly beside the motor mount so I cant put it back in. Does anyone know how you can get around this? can i modifiy the motor mount the let the sensor fit or what? thanks
08-02-2012, 05:02 AM
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Re: honda accord O2 sensor help
08-02-2012, 05:12 AM
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Re: honda accord O2 sensor help
Get a new sensor bung welded in a different location. You can either get the other bung cut out and welded shut, or you can leave it there and put a dummy plug in it.
My question is what type of header did you buy that directly interferes with a stock engine mount? It sounds like it was either horribly designed or is meant for a completely different installation than yours, which is farfetched because Honda stuff is so standardized. So I'm going to assume it was horribly designed.
Did this come from eBay?
My question is what type of header did you buy that directly interferes with a stock engine mount? It sounds like it was either horribly designed or is meant for a completely different installation than yours, which is farfetched because Honda stuff is so standardized. So I'm going to assume it was horribly designed.
Did this come from eBay?
08-02-2012, 05:17 AM
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Re: honda accord O2 sensor help
Get a new sensor bung welded in a different location. You can either get the other bung cut out and welded shut, or you can leave it there and put a dummy plug in it.
My question is what type of header did you buy that directly interferes with a stock engine mount? It sounds like it was either horribly designed or is meant for a completely different installation than yours, which is farfetched because Honda stuff is so standardized. So I'm going to assume it was horribly designed.
Did this come from eBay?
My question is what type of header did you buy that directly interferes with a stock engine mount? It sounds like it was either horribly designed or is meant for a completely different installation than yours, which is farfetched because Honda stuff is so standardized. So I'm going to assume it was horribly designed.
Did this come from eBay?
08-02-2012, 07:06 AM
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Re: honda accord O2 sensor help
im guessing it was designed just for the motor and not really designed with mounting it in mind. there is a 2nd spot availible for a sensor to go but its back almost at the cat. i have been told you can get something that goes on the sensor to trick your engine into thinking its on the headers so the engine runs normal. do you know anything about this?
The 02 sensor bypass tricks are mostly for a secondary (post-cat converter) O2 sensor and not the primary O2 sensor. There is no way the engine will run properly with the primary O2 sensor bypassed, because that's the one the ECU uses for fueling compensation.
I'm going to need a picture of this so I can see what's actually happening here.
08-02-2012, 07:26 AM
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Re: honda accord O2 sensor help
no i just think they designed it to fit the motor without considering where the mount would be. and ok i will take a picture later. got a # i can send it to?
08-02-2012, 08:48 AM
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Re: honda accord O2 sensor help
I'm not sure if I'd use it if the manufacturer can't get the very basics of fit and function correct.
I think the lesson here is to use quality parts and you won't have these problems.
I think the lesson here is to use quality parts and you won't have these problems.
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