Do you need an O2 spacer?

I install an O2 sensor spacer to solve a problem I have with my jeep.

[@perrypropst7437]

All the rear o2 sensors do is monitor the catalyst. It seems to be running rich probably because you knocked the catalyst out. All that spacer is going to do is prevent your engine light from coming on.

[@NickG]

Thanks, good to know...

[@ffighter6932]

Are you kidding me? Drink another six pack of Bubba beer. Why do you think the call them O2 sensors. Oxygen sensors monitor the exhaust oxygen content before and after the catalytic converter, and the engine control unit uses this information to adjust the fuel injection so as to prevent the first (NO x reduction) catalyst from becoming oxygen-loaded, while simultaneously ensuring the second (HC and CO oxidation) catalyst is sufficiently oxygen-saturated.

[@deerhunter8533]

@@ffighter6932 this only applies to the upstream o2 sensors. The downstream o2 sensors are used to monitor catalyst efficiency only

[@aidantuckwell9191]

@@deerhunter8533 on this I'd say yeah. On some modern configs the downstream is sometimes used for some engine management data

[@SparklingRufus]

Yes that spacer works for those people who has 30 days to pass smog inspection. Eventually The cat needs replacement, otherwise the car is polluting toxic gases everyday.

[@ryanismyname7526]

This guy's got jokes

[@billybobbarker3175]

LoL. You sir are fun guy. Would be a lot of hearty belly laughs out on a pub crawl.

[@NickG]

Thanks, and thanks for watching.

[@alfenner3309]

Dude, a little anti-seaze goes a long way. Lol

[@NickG]

Tell me about it... If the whole neighborhood is not silver your not doing it right. lol

[@briansigmon3944]

You had a lot better luck than I did. I ended up wringing off the oxygen sensor, tearing the converter, and ruining the sensor. All that after lots of PB Blaster! Had to weld the spacer in the converter and buy a new sensor. Great video as always!

[@NickG]

Thanks.. I usually run the engine to get it good and hot. But I got distracted and let it cool down too much. That’s why I had such a hard time.

[@muwangaherman3832]

😁🤭😳😳😳

[@colinstanley4676]

Not gonna lie this video was hilarious I stayed for the shitty jokes. Subscribing too.

[@NickG]

Thanks.

[@campionoverbagh561]

Pipe wrench The best o2 sensor remover

[@curtiswlkr]

Your Jeep wasn’t running rich… your smelling all the unburnt fuel coming out of the exhaust that the catalytic convert was supposed to burn. That’s what they do.

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching. The O2 sensor oxidizes a portion of the oxygen as it comes through the exhaust system. That reading is then turned into a voltage signal that is sent back to the engine control computer, which then adjusts fuel metering and timing to maintain an optimum mixture. In short it can make your engine run lean or rich. Too rich and uncombusted fuel can enter the exhaust. I guess we were both right.

[@curtiswlkr]

@@NickG that’s what the upstream o2 sensor does. The downstream sensor only monitors the efficiency of the catalytic converter.

[@curtiswlkr]

Even if your engine is running with the proper fuel mixture, it will still smell “rich” because there’s no cat to burn up and convert the unburnt fuels that made it through the combustion process in the cylinder.

[@Mooseknuckle713]

Get a and clamp and put it over the o2 sensor removal tool keeps it from spreading and will pop it out in a jiffy

[@NickG]

thanks for watching and thanks for the tip.

[@JustanotherQua]

Thanks for the video

[@NickG]

thanks for watching

[@fitzroyburke2898]

WuzzzZuppp, Luv the content 😃Keep being you, all the best from Fitz in Rochester, NY

[@NickG]

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching

[@tomh3652]

Why go thru all that just change the o2 sensors not that expensive I just did 2 downstreams on my Chrysler 300 total was 73.00 and it took 20 mins no problem. One of the easiest repairs you can do.

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching, I think you missed the first 40 seconds of the video where I explain why I'm installing spacers.

[@tomh3652]

@@NickG Oh ok got it. One of my downstreams was ripped out somehow wires just hanging I guess it got caught on something. Runs great now.

[@jonathanryan2915]

You should get an O2 sensor socket. I bought one years ago, I've only used it a few times but it was nice to have when it came up. A good one will have a hex head so you can use a wrench or a ratchet

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip.

[@kathyhardman8676]

omg you dont have to shave anything off the plug in, you have that little sensor tool with the crack in the side for the wire(sensor socket) hah omg

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching. The O2 wrench wasn’t doing the job. It was really stuck on there good.

[@syrsknight]

The music is drowning out his already low volume and he should speak up. The music really should be cut out while talking, its annoying & is alot if poop while trying to narrate. .

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the advice

[@maxgrind438]

That click sound of success

[@LEONDELASIERRA1]

Should I put yhe spacers on the sensors 2 or sensors 1

[@NickG]

I put it on the one after the converter (downstream).

[@TheThreeLeggedChair]

Im pulling this towards my face, I guess we all punched ourselves while fixing cars...

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching, yea, I smacked myself more then once. You’d think I’d learn by now.

[@danhambrick6331]

Hey Nick,I had good luck with some heat from a propane torch when I changed out the oxygen sensors on my XJ......

[@NickG]

Thanks for the tip but I'm not allowed to play with fire, Court order

[@jgalves5]

Would you mind turning up the music some more please?

[@ThatsKINKY94]

another little tip to is you can always use map gas torch instead of driving it around and getting the exhaust hot, other than that good tips though

[@fitzroyburke2898]

Hey my friend I have question, what can drop the mileage from 27 mpg to 13mpg on dodge V6 3.5 motor?

[@NickG]

wow with that kind of drop it should be pretty evident. check engine light on? Brakes dragging, transmission/clutch slipping? injector stuck open? I would think if it was engine related you would know pretty quick.

[@MsCrow34]

Great video! It was very informative. I laughed too. By the way did it work? Did it stop the sensor from tripping?

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching, yea it worked.

[@Stay_True_-]

Hello I will be installing obx headers and y pipe to my car. I bought some spacers and I would like to know at which o2 bank locations are spacers needed to avoid CEL? Because there’s down stream and up stream …Please let me know thanks!

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching. If you delete your catalytic converter. Then only the down stream one might need a spacer.

[@zanderboy]

great video, thanks mate

[@NickG]

N.O problem. Thanks for watching

[@rockyfish3115]

Spacer should go after the cat not before

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip. It was installed on the downstream sensor. It must be the camera angle making it look otherwise

[@miken4022]

@@NickG I thought the downstream sensor only monitored efficiency of the cat. I thought the upstream sensor monitor fed info back to the ECU and adjusted fuel trim.

[@leslie8872]

Great video!!

[@NickG]

Thanks, and thanks for watching

[@leafordallen2824]

What if the spacer is leaking air ,how would you rectify that???? Cause am having the same problem with my nissan tidda 2011

[@NickG]

It shouldn’t be leaking.. is it threaded in all the way? Try a lil jb weld around the treads

[@sblakeification]

@@NickG Or crush washers....

[@Checkoutbedeadsoon]

Your channel needs to be bigger

[@Stoicmang]

Appreciate the jokes!

[@NickG]

Thanks and thanks for watching

[@coachfaye6467]

Can you do this in bank 1 O2 sensor or just downstream?

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching. Technically you can do this on the up stream one. But I don’t think it’s a good idea. If your having a problem with the upstream sensor. There’s probably a problem somewhere else.

[@jimmytomlinson3114]

Heat it up with a mapp gas turbo torch red hot & it'll beak loose with ease

[@NickG]

Great idea, but I’m not allowed to play with fire.

[@mikegreeley8563]

The reason you had such a hard time putting the new adapter in is because you didn't use more LUB.. Oh and by the way apparently aircraft mechanics use that term all the time also. Haha 🤣

[@barryaucoin3119]

that's what she said

[@johng2779]

Can these be used in the upstream for space issues

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching. I'm not too sure how it will affect the upstream one give it a try, they're cheap and easy to uninstall if it don't work out.

[@jimford7179]

Funny 😆 video good job

[@NickG]

Thanks.

[@Factory_Muff]

Greetings Federal agents. Working hard or hardly working? 😜🤣

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching. As Federal agents it goes without saying that we are hardly working.

[@Mooseknuckle713]

Next time de pin the connector

[@atomicdmt8763]

hit the surrounding area w a MAP GAS blast.......

[@NickG]

Thank for watching and thanks for the tip but I’m not allowed bro play with fire.

[@deonbabbitt3269]

next time just walk the nut back and forth to brake up the rust

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip.

[@trevorsmith5524]

penetrating oil or heat next time

[@NickG]

Thank for the tip and thanks for watching

[@dannypalmer7701]

Really? 😂

[@frugalfreddy81]

Did you drill out the fouler or.was that a direct screw in??

[@NickG]

Direct screw in. It helps clear all the rust out.

[@frugalfreddy81]

@@NickG do you have the part number? Every spark fouler that I've seen requires you to drill with 1/2 drill bit for the o2 sensor to directly screw in

[@NickG]

www.amazon.com/dp/B071WT85QZ/ref=sspa_mw_detail_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9waG9uZV9kZXRhaWw

[@frugalfreddy81]

@NickG good morning! I appreciate your response but I'm referring to the stainless steel for that you actually screw/connect the O2 to

[@NickG]

www.amazon.com/MECCANIXITY-Stainless-Extension-Coupling-Connector/dp/B09ZVCBVZ5/ref=mp_s_a_1_18?crid=2W6YVQN79C36Q&keywords=o2%2Bsensor%2Bspacer&qid=1687481316&sprefix=o2%2B%2Caps%2C101&sr=8-18&th=1&psc=1

[@westernTV507]

I think you need to use both of them

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip. it’s been a few years and it’s still running good.

[@gerardotorres8872]

What's up

[@NickG]

Nothing much.

[@ffighter6932]

Are you, (Perry Propst) kidding me? Drink another six pack of Bubba beer. Why do you think the call them O2 sensors. Oxygen sensors monitor the exhaust oxygen content before and after the catalytic converter, and the engine control unit uses this information to adjust the fuel injection so as to prevent the first (NO x reduction) catalyst from becoming oxygen-loaded, while simultaneously ensuring the second (HC and CO oxidation) catalyst is sufficiently oxygen-saturated.

[@NickG]

Thanks for watching.and thanks for the explanation.

[@alexcubiche27]

Where you get that spacer?

[@NickG]

eBay. Just search for o2 sensor spacer. Thanks for watching