Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting 98 contour 4 cyl exhaust o2 sensor gone junk

Ok the last time i posted ya helped me figure out what was wrong and engine codes.

Now for the fun part ----> Wires pulled out of exhaust o2 sensor and its bucking and becomming a pain. I need to do this simple and easy as possible (ya right) is there a way to bypass this or place jummpers on this sensor harness?

the exhaust is a little brittle and should i just replace it all or can i just cut it off and replace pipes with what i can find in the autozone exhaust isle? to buy a compleate exhaust will cost almost $500.00 with labor and parts?

any ideas?


thanks

Are you asking if you can bypass the O2?

well yes i am

Dude, I would not bypass the O/2 sensor. It's better to replace it. Autozone has them (OEM style) for less then 70 bucks, and the socket is about 5. Really simple to replace.

See this recent thread

the pipe where the o2 sensor goes in is really rusty and forget about tring to get the thing out and it wont so back to the original question? I live out in the sticks of NH and being a disable Vet was why i was asking lets see fix the car at a garage and not eat or thell the kids no x-mas or figure out a way to afro-engineer this to get us by

Well, I do not know how to "afro-engineer" anything, but I do know how to cut corners if that's what you meant, and i'm sure it is. However, trying to bypass the O/2 sensor may lead to other problems with the car, which will end up costing you more and the car will not run right. Tao a hole in the pipe, and throw another O/2 in there, that's the only way I can think of getting around this.

well gotta do something need the car only ride i have