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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Wideband o2 question

I'm extending the wideband o2 sensor adapter harness so i can place it inside the car and not outside so it doesn't hit the heatshield surrounding the exhaust piping.

I have a question.. I cut the adapter and the wire is SILVER, i only have COPPER speaker wire to extend it with, will this effect the readout signal of the wideband by using copper with silver or should it be ok?
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tscompusa
I'm extending the wideband o2 sensor adapter harness so i can place it inside the car and not outside so it doesn't hit the heatshield surrounding the exhaust piping.

I have a question.. I cut the adapter and the wire is SILVER, i only have COPPER speaker wire to extend it with, will this effect the readout signal of the wideband by using copper with silver or should it be ok?
It will be fine
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Buy a silver wire. The copper wire is fine but it will corrode because its not the same metal. The reading is going to be fine because there is only 3.4 difference between copper and silver. I hope this help. Make sure you solder it too.
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:50 PM
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Its a Bosch sensor and ive read you cant solder the original silver wire because its stainless steel wire.
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by kamote24
Buy a silver wire. The copper wire is fine but it will corrode because its not the same metal. The reading is going to be fine because there is only 3.4 difference between copper and silver. I hope this help. Make sure you solder it too.
thanks for adding the solder part...solder everything..and use heate shring tubimg with sealent if the splice is exposed to the elements
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 07:58 PM
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thanks for adding the solder part...solder everything..and use heate shring tubimg with sealent if the splice is exposed to the elements
well you cant solder stainless steel unless you have a open flame, my iron gets hot but not hot enough to compete with open flame.

I put on radioshack #64-033 wire connectors and i was going to heat shrink tubing over the connectors.
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