can you trick you egt sensor with a resistor or bypass

[mholme]

If there was a way to do it like this, someone would have discovered and documented it over the past 10+ years this car has been around. They need to be properly written out of the software on the ECU or replaced when they fail, period.

[S4NORICE]

Someone on AW actually did try the whole resister thing a while back. From what I read, it looked like way more of a hassle then just replacing the damn things. Yeah, they're expensive, but do you really want to make a rats nest of wiring inside you engine compartment? Not to mention spend hours and hours to get the damn things to send the right signal back to the ECU? Don't do it man, just replace them.

You can get away with used ones, but it probably won't be long before they fail as well. Last I checked, they go for around $100 used in the classifieds. Back when mine were bad, I just coughed up the dough for brand new ones cause I didn't want to spend 200 on used and have them fail a month later. Knowing my luck, that's exactly what would've happened... In the end you'll be happy that you did it the right way, and chances you won't ever need to replace them again.

[mholme]

Someone on AW actually did try the whole resister thing a while back. From what I read, it looked like way more of a hassle then just replacing the damn things. Yeah, they're expensive, but do you really want to make a rats nest of wiring inside you engine compartment? Not to mention spend hours and hours to get the damn things to send the right signal back to the ECU? Don't do it man, just replace them.

Exactly. And I don't think the guy on audiworld was ever successful in his attempted hack, but it has been tried. Same with the guy who tried to fool the O2 sensors. That somehow made it to a tech article even though everyone who tried it, it didn't work.

[Militant-Grunt]

If there was a way to do it like this, someone would have discovered and documented it over the past 10+ years this car has been around. They need to be properly written out of the software on the ECU or replaced when they fail, period.

Yup, they're coded out on my car =D.