yup, i agree with this

 

+3. OEM only on O2 sensors.

IndyDurango

 

I went with non-oem, looks like I'll be taking a trip to the dealer. Fingers crossed.

Thanks all for your help!

 

and also running seafoam through the truck has been known to kill O2 sensors, not all the time, but it can cause problems, so you should have waited till you had done that to change them the first time

 

Ok, the problem came back. Took a look at the power steering switch and saw that it was leaking. So, after reading some of the threads on the PSPS and the oxygen sensors, my question is: could I cut the wire connectors off the old oxygen sensor, and buy a pigtail from the dealer( along with a PSPS and o/2 sensor) then set up the "bypass" like this: from car harness to old O/2 connector to new pigtail to new sensor? WOuld this elminate the power steering fluid from leaking-shorting out the new oxygen sensor?
I also saw that Dodge makes a bypass harness for this very problem- anyone ever install/use this?

Thanks all!

 

never heard of this, it sounds like its just adding an extra length of wire to the O2 connector, it doesnt sound to me like it would help, might slow down the time the fluid takes to reach the O2 sensor, but if you want to try it, go for it and let us know

 

I would get the bypass harness and not mess with the fatory wiring. JMHO.

 

Try this first. Unplug all your sensors and let the p/s fluid drip out of the haness. Then clean the o2 sensor connector with brake cleaner and blow the connectors with compress air. Also ck the connectors at the PCM too.

 

^^ Thus spaketh the Master of Tech.

 

id listen to master tech . . .