cool, rep for you

 

cool!

 

ive been using the same thing on five honda's now.

 

my afterkarket header had two holes for o2 sensors, but a good write up

 

thats good it had two holes, youll still need this mod or youll get a cel

 

i didn't get one from it yet and it's been awhile-

 

then you prolly have obdI or a cat.

 

it's OBD2-1997 honda civic ex- the cat is gone...i have a muffler and a resonator

 

another cheaper easier way

leave the 02 plugged in and hang it in the air somewhere ziptied up.

done.

did this in 10+ hondas. never got a cel

this only works for obd2 SECONDARY 02. dont do this with the primary

 

I tried that on my Y7, and after a week or so I always got a CEL. I had it ziptied right behind the A/C radiator. So I did the non-fouler trick, and Ive never gotten a CEL in over 6 months. + rep for the OP. :TU:

 

hmm doesnt make sense... but oh well

 

what doesnt?

 

good write up at least u made it easier dude

 

i try to help out. i found alot of help here so i thought id spread the love

 

i'm gonna go do it right now

 

if you have any probs, holla at cha boy

 

so do you need a 2nd o2 sensor hole for this trick?

 

yes...cars with obd2 look for 2 sensors.

 

so you would need the stock header for this trick? because i have an aftermarket header and there is no second hole for the fouler to go in.

 

Was going to do this on my VW the other day

Got the non-foulers drilled out, ready to install. Jacked up the car, looked up. The O2 sensor points up, not up and out. Impossible to take out without dropping the whole downpipe, which is not gonna happen.

On my old Honda, I swapped engine harnesses to a VTEC harness at the end. Instead of tearing the dash apart to drop the o2 sensor into the cat, I ran the wire under my seat, while tinfoiling the end. Never tripped a cel

 

I'm wondering if my O2 sensors are just bad then? I tried the just pulling it out and ziptied it back up out of the way and I still get a cel. BTW I have a 96 CX HB with megan header w/ straight pipe to cat back, OPPS maybe I should reset ECU and see if it still comes on!

 

dont zip tie it, i dont care what anyone says about that. if it doesnt get enough heat then it doesnt work properly....just do my write up

 

thats a ghetto fab way of zip tieing it, go ahead and do that...

hopefully you never get a visual inspection.

 

and a sparkplug fouler isnt going to look odd.

your right, zip tieing is ghetto. and using a sparkplug non fouler is not

 

i wounder if i can do this on my down pipe for my EK

 

<<<<<<<<<why yes, i did it. lol

 

This is a good trick I have been using it on every car I have owned for the past 5 years haha. I am surprised not everyone knows about this.

Technically though you could just use one non fouler but not drill it through all the way just enough for the sensor to fit. But of course the faster way would be to drill one all the way through and use the other since they always sell them 2 a pack. But for people with clearance issues one works just as good if done right

 

Or you could just buy this. I have one, same thing but its just one piece.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=250154342446

 

are you serious? i just showed a whole write up on how to make one.......

 

actually mine is cheaper and you dont need to wait for it to ship to your casa.

stop being so lazy and DIY

 

what if my test pipe doesnt have a secondary o2. the reason i ask this is because i only have 1 o2 hole in my exhaust system because im running an aftermarket header with no cat. the only o2 sensor bung there is is the primary one. there isnt a secondary o2 hole.

 

not to thread jack, but what gage wire are you people with this using to lingthen your O2 sensor? casue i'm about to lingthen one for the fact that my high flow cat... is a resonator... wiht O2 bungs welded in the side?

 

i used speaker wire. and then wrapped the wires together with electrical tape.