I'm working on my bird at a shop and I'm almost done putting the exhaust on but the issue is idk when my o2 sensor wire extensions are going to be in. I need to get the car home ASAP. My house is less than a quarter mile away from the shop so I wouldn't be driving far. Would this hurt my car in any way shape or form if the wires are unplugges and I'm just taking it a short distance?
Please help! Thanks
Driving a short distance shouldn't hurt it. Start off with a cold engine and the car likely wouldn't go into closed loop operation by the time you got it home anyway, but even if it wanted to, the lack of O2's would set a code and the computer will ignore 'em and go into safety mode (meaning pig rich)....
So should I do it or no? It will take me 5 mins max to get home if that
If none of my buddies had a trailer and I was that close I'd attempt it
What's the worst thing that is going to happen?
It won't blow it up if that's what you're asking like thunder chicken said the worse that'll happen is it will throw a code go into safe mode and run really really rich which on anyday is better than running really lean
Now if I I'm going to be plugging them
Back in so will the codes go away when they are plugged in?
For what its worth, your not going to harm it running quick up the street. Depending on weather, it might not even make it into closed loop if they were connected. Afterwards, i would disconnect the battery and clear the kam, and start fresh without the codes in the EEC.
That's something someone a little more experienced would have to answer I would like to say yes they will
Okay cool I really hope nothing will happen to it. I'm not going to run it after that unless I have them plugged back in.
Why don't you just cut the harness and extend the O2 wires? I've done this on many a car with long tube headers and never had a problem one.
Darren
The car will be fine. If you were to run it like that for 20k miles, I'd expect the catalytic converter(s) to fail, but that's it. You'll see fuel economy numbers without them. Every time you start the engine, it ignores the oxygen sensors, as it also does every time you floor the gas pedal. It's a normal operating condition, but the oxygen sensors just allow your engine to run more ideally with a more complete burn (lower emissions, and better fuel economy).
I would do that but I already bought the extensions.