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98 ZJ O2 Sensor Harness Shredding.

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Old 09-06-2018 | 04:07 PM
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Default 98 ZJ O2 Sensor Harness Shredding.

Alright its been along time but I have another problem with the trusty ZJ, my check engine light came on and its my O2 sensor in the cat, I have everything to replace it, but the issue I have is that whilst under the car i noticed that my drive shaft got a little hungry and the harness is dangling on it. As y'all can imagine it is starting to grind down, this question seems a little stupid but where is a good spot that I could zip tie the damned thing back up?
Old 09-06-2018 | 08:04 PM
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I believe it's sposed to have a little hole up on the body of the zj somewhere there that you plug the little plastic thingy on the sensor in to.
Old 09-06-2018 | 09:50 PM
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I believe it's sposed to have a little hole up on the body of the zj somewhere there that you plug the little plastic thingy on the sensor in to.
The clip you are referring to I believe is on the passenger side of the drive shaft and only holds the pig tales up. The issue is that the harness crosses above the drive shaft and the clip that hods it up has broke after 20 years, not surprising of corse, after some humming and haing I figured something out. I took up the slack by making a loop in the harness and zip tied it off, I than took two more zip ties and chained them together using the speed sensor harness off of the t-case as an anchor. The driveshaft can be as hungry as it wants now, but it can't have my O2 wiring
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Is it a mopar sensor? Many aftermarket sensors are a one size fits all type fit.
Old 09-07-2018 | 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 97grand4.0
Is it a mopar sensor? Many aftermarket sensors are a one size fits all type fit.
The new one is a bosh, the old one was also aftermarket but was likely an autozone or O'relly brand one, regardless the new one fit right in and the wiring slid right into the existing clips, my problem wasn't on the sensor side of the pig tale, it was the wiring that comes down from the main harness it comes down from the engine compartment on the drivers side, and snakes across the bottom until it spits in two at the speed sensor, the rest of it continues on a foot or so than crosses above the drive shaft where it connects to the O2 at the cat. Id show pictures, but its 2:00 am and im not willing to crawl back under until the morning. I'll share some than.
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