Hi,

I have LC-1 on its way to me. The manual says it is recommended to recalibrate 2x a year and it is necessary to de-mount the sensor from exhaust. How often do you recalibrate it?

I have HFC/TBE, otherwice stock, used mostly for DD.

Thanks.

 

From what I've heard... they go out of calibration much more often than that

From my experience... I only had to calibrate it when I screwed something up.

It depends heavily on your fuel and how much you foul the sensor. Calibrate it as often as you'd like, if you think your AFR is reading strange, then do it.... otherwise just stick to their recommendation unless you are about to do some serious tuning or something else happens.

Note that when you unplug the serial cable from OP2.0 if the unit is on it can trigger a calibration, and if your car is/has just been running it will get thrown off.

Just make sure that when you calibrate you follow the proper procedure.

 

i usually recalibrate mine after a weekend at the track. all the WOT driving seems to make it read a bit rich, probably from the unburnt fuel.

anyone else use the high-gear/high-rpm recal method? just get to like 70mph in 3rd going down hill, get 100% off the gas so the motor is just pushing air for a couple seconds, then recalibrate until you're down to like 3500 rpm? seems to work ok

how about cleaning the sensor? worth doing? do's/don'ts?

 

What's this recalibration of a wideband? I ahve the AEM one is this something I should look into?

 

AEM's don't need recalibration.

 

i was just going to ask about the aem about recalibration.... just curious why it doesnt ?

 

****! I intended to use it for narrowband simulation as well, but I really would not like to take it out of exhaust so often and recalibrate it...

 

i use the high gear method.

with the X its even easier, just flip the combo display to avg fuel and wait for the fuel consumption meter to drop off to 0, then press the recalibration button...

downhill in 4th from 4000rpm is best (DONT gun it upto 4k, otherwise the car wont go into overrun cutoff)

 

It has a laser etched resistor in the clip that doesn't need recalibration... one of the reasons why AEM sensors are more expensive.

 

^ thats more about the sensor than the controller

LC1 sensors also have the laser etched resistor, however Innovate says its not reliable enough...

meh

 

Wow, great advice, thanks!

 

I also log constantly - so I can go back later and verify the IPW was ZERO during the time I did the reset..

I normally do the 4000 thing, wait say 5-10 seconds (with the display saying 0 fuel consumption), hit the recalibration button, wait a further 5 seconds...

obviously drive safe as the priority

 

I need tk recalibrare my prosport wideband, is anyone able to scan a copy of the instructions for me please? I hope its the recalibratiob issue cuz I just installed it and it was workung fine for a week and now its just reading at 100% with occasional fluctuations..is thus a commob problem people are noticing too?

 

Which button? the one on the sensor box or the one on evoscan?. The instructions say you have to unplug the sensor from the controller box before recalibration. Im willing to follow the instructions but if what you said works it makes it that much easier.

 

The one on the sensor box as you put it.

They both do the same thing, but I think the actual physical button is easier