Alphawerks headers question
#1
Alphawerks headers question
I've been looking thru the forum and i see that when the AW headers get installed the CEL comes on...is this one everyone's TC?
can someone please explain...i got my headers 2 days ago which i was thinking of installing them but i dont want the CEL to come on...i dunno anything about cars..thansk for the response
can someone please explain...i got my headers 2 days ago which i was thinking of installing them but i dont want the CEL to come on...i dunno anything about cars..thansk for the response
#3
mines never did come on. what happened to mines is that i stripped the 02 sensor taking it off from the stock header. so what i did was i screwed it back on about 1/4 of the thread, and welded it on top just to hold it steady (didnt weld it all the way around the sensor) OR i could've also used wire to hold it.
So be careful taking off the 02 sensor.
So be careful taking off the 02 sensor.
#5
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=56520
This DIY has a complete walkthrough on how to properly install the header and use Spark Plug Anti-Foulers to keep your CEL form coming on.
This DIY has a complete walkthrough on how to properly install the header and use Spark Plug Anti-Foulers to keep your CEL form coming on.
#7
Megan did that but the CEL didnt go away and the cat broke apart causing other problems. Also, the cat will make the header cost a lot more and not produce as much power. Dont get too worked up over the CEL. There are quite a few options to eliminate it and the majority of anti-fouler users have no issues at all.
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Be very careful taking that 02 sensor off the header. I was very, very careful and I think I busted my sensor. So off to Toyota I go!!! $200 later.
I do have a Monster Motor Works CEL adaptor for sale in the classifieds if you want it. I ended up buying another adaptor and don't feel like throwing that one back on
Be very careful taking that 02 sensor off the header. I was very, very careful and I think I busted my sensor. So off to Toyota I go!!! $200 later.
I do have a Monster Motor Works CEL adaptor for sale in the classifieds if you want it. I ended up buying another adaptor and don't feel like throwing that one back on
#12
Originally Posted by NeveNelEstate
you paid a dealership $200 to fix your O2 sensor, my buddy brokew his also and just bought a new sensor from Checkers(autozone) and replaced it himself
#13
OK, to solve this problem easily, rather than buying some O2 sensor simulator, go to AutoZone and get a pack of spark plug anti foulers. They should be around 18 mm threads and come 2 in a pack for 3-4$. Get a titanium drill bit and drill one of the antifoulers out to 1/2 in. Once you do that, thread the one that you didn't touch into the S-pipe, thread the one that you tapped out into that one, and then your O2 sensor into that. That will simulate the restricted exhaust flow that a cat would do an no CEL light. Believe me, it works. I did it and havn't had a problem for 8000 miles. Let me know if you need more help and I can get some pics of mine or something.
#14
Is anyone having problems with second o2 sensor, like after installing the simulator? Cause on mines the sensor hits this thing, I'm not sure what it is but it makes a rattling sound. I might take a pic of it 2morrow so you can see it.
#15
well i got the o2 stimulator from racing soultion....i dont know where in the hell it goes...since i dont know much about cars and yeah i have the CEL Light Eliminator from motorworks and that as well dont know where they go....any ideas...thank you
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