P0430 & High Performance Exhausts

[bubbatrucklover]

I finally found my "roundtoit"lol and ordered mine today.

Don't have high flows yet, but I figured I'd get 'em now try 'em out for the hell of it. Even if they don't get rid of the CEL they will be ready to put a new exhaust around them.

 

[Bigredmariner]

Sweet.

 

[bubbatrucklover]

A word to the wise: If you have ANY fwonkin' thoughts that you might have a tight fit between O2 and frame BUY ONE FWONKIN' ANGLE!!!!

I ordered the 2 strait and went to install last night. Driver's side no prob.
Passenger side was VERY tight. So I took the adapter off the O2, threaded it in then went to thread the O2 in. Well needless to say despite my best efforts and taking a few extra minutes to try it gently I cross threaded the fwonker!

So now on top of the $30 for the pair of strait I have to spend ANOTHER $30 on just one angled one.

Chances are even if I didn't mess the threads up on the O2 I'll have to get new ones.

I hit them pretty good with some electronic cleaner,soaked them in some alcohol hit them again with the cleaner, let them dry then installed.

I haven't driven yet, but disconnected the battery the whole time I was messing with this. So I'll drive it, if it throws the CEL again, I'll have Discount Auto clear the code,if it throws the CEL again(same code) I'll know the O2s are fwonked.

Not the end of the world. As I said I needed these adapters for a new exhaust anyway.

When it stops raining and I have a few seconds I'll snap a pic of the passenger side and post. I was to pissed last night to take a pic.

 

[Bigredmariner]

My passenger side was a bitch too, fortunately my aftermarket exhaust was able to roll it around enough to clear the frame. It's tough to get to since it's between the frame and cab but it fits and doesn't rub.

On a good note, mine has been code free since install.

This is an Off Road application by the way.

 

[bubbatrucklover]

My passenger side was a bitch too, fortunately my aftermarket exhaust was able to roll it around enough to clear the frame. It's tough to get to since it's between the frame and cab but it fits and doesn't rub.

On a good note, mine has been code free since install.

This is an Off Road application by the way.

Ya,ya,yaoff road

I thought I REALLY fwonked up. It ran like SHIT. I couldn't get it to idle to save my life.

I FINALLY got it to go around the block several times power braking at stops and then it idled fine.

I didn't remember resetting the ECM being such a mother fwonking bitch.

I have to work tonight so we'll see if the CEL goes off driving the 15 miles to and 15 miles from.

It's not meant for stock applications, but who knows.

 

[Bigredmariner]

Good luck and let me know how it works out, These things seem to be working.

 

[bubbatrucklover]

On my way home from work this morn. (I would estimate approximately 25 miles of drive time) the CEL came on.

It does say not meant to "fix" faulty O2s. As in the pic you can see they are pretty shitty with a lot of sooty carbon crap. I cleaned them (as I said) ,but they are still probably trashed. Gonna go and have the code read and cleared.

Rock auto has rear O2's for about $30 each. So I'll pop them in when I can afford it and order the angle CEL fix and be done untill I can budget for the new exhaust.

 

[Bigredmariner]

Damn, I assume it was P0430/0420 code again.

Sent from the mobile headquarters of Bulldog Car Care.

 

[Wyley87]

So how do i know if these will fit my xterra?

 

[bubbatrucklover]

Until someone chimes in that knows more then me, I'd say most O2 exhaust bungs are the same size. There is no mention of brands on the website.

If you mean as far as space wise, I'll try to get a measurement of the CEL fixes and a couple of pics of my exhaust,but the strait ones are like 2"-2 1/2".