Narrow band o2

[stranger12]

Narrow band o2

All,

in theory can you install any narrow band sensor by making the connection end fit wirinh loom?

i understand narrow band will be sending lean or rich signal thus should be using a stanadard voltage to communicte this meaning any ecu can understand any o2 sensor, am i correct?

 

reason to ask is i have a narrow band sensor on the r34 and have just purchased a wide band.

i want to replace it and install it where the narrow band sensor is right after turbo and then from the controller feed the narrow band to ecu until i get my link ecu in which can will use the wide band output

 

many thanks

[89CAL]

Do you want to use the wideband as a narrowband until you get your Link ECU? your last paragraph is hard to follow

In short no. Not all narrowbands will be the same. Being that they are narrow, they use the voltage range (assume 0.5v to 4.5v) as a narrow range of AFR. but one sensor may read say 15:1 at 3v and another will read 14:1 at 3v. Since it is only looking at a narrow range of AFR, you can see how this can be a problem

It is recommended you run your wideband at least 1 metre away from the turbine exit and facing slightly up (from memory)

[stranger12]

At the end it will be wide band when link is in:)

Do you know why it has to be 1 meter away from turbo by any chance?

Regarding the voltage range , if i understood you correctly Nissan or any manufacture will program their ecu to that specific narrow band . Please let me know if I misunderstood you

[V28VX37]

Is this just to save the trouble of welding in another bung? Probably not worth it.

My Innovate wideband does have a pass through for the signal but like 89CAL said who knows how different the calibrations are. Also it shouldn't be that close to the turbo, mine is at the bottom of the dump on the top side.

I still run the standard O2 sensor at the top of the dump for the ECU.

[stranger12]

Thanks , don't know what you mean by dump

By the way is it a national holiday in Australia today? I am thinking of calling link with some questions . It is 10 pm here in the uk

[V28VX37]

Yep national holidays today and tomorrow Tuesday mate.

This is what an aftermarket front/dump pipe looks like, you can see the standard O2 (narrow band) bung location on the top:

 

[stranger12]

Got you, i knew it as down pipe
Thanks for letting me know

[KiwiRS4T]

4 hours ago, stranger12 said:

Thanks , don't know what you mean by dump

By the way is it a national holiday in Australia today? I am thinking of calling link with some questions . It is 10 pm here in the uk

The Link factory is in Christchurch New Zealand.  http://www.linkecu.com/

It is a public holiday today Monday and tomorrow Tuesday.

Once the Link is installed you won't need a narrow band sensor.

[stranger12]

Cool and did some research re location of wide band and you are right i saw recommandations from 0.5 meter to 1 meter as close to turbo is too hot for wide band

 

i thought i saved myself some money when i installed a micra 1.3 o2 sensor on my skyline after o2 was bust

 

it has been ok but as you said it could be voltage reading of it could mean different things to my ecu to what original nissan skyline o2

[stranger12]

quick question, is decat straight through pipe too far out ? i think it is about 1.3 meters away

[admS15]

I have mine there. Works fine.