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Running an o/r mid pipe w/ no MILs

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Old 04-22-2008, 08:49 AM
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cut off the tabs? what do u mean bro. did you have the same problem with them not fitting? it sucks to have them but not be able to get them on
[/align][/align]This is a common problem with plug 'n play MIL eliminators (maybe all of them-IDK).Ford used indexing keys (tabs) to prevent the left and right O2 sensor connections from being interchanged--the indexing keys are the only difference in the connectors. [/align][/align]Making identical connectors for the aftermarket MIL eliminators (and O2 extensions) would just add significantly to the cost for very little increase in value. Anyone with 1/2 a brain should be able to figure out why the odd-side connector doesn't fit, and use a pair of diagonal cutters and/or a utility knife to snip off the tab/key...[/align][/align]
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Old 04-22-2008, 03:38 PM
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haha thats all it needed. plugged the one in but cut the little plastic tabs with a pair of wire cutters off the second one,and it went on easy. taped them and tucked them up with some pull ties. Car runs just as good if not a little better. deffinately sounds damn good.
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Old 04-22-2008, 03:42 PM
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just goes to show. that if you want something done right you should always do it yourself.
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Old 04-22-2008, 06:00 PM
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a lil off topic, but i have a home o/r x pipe, and a chip. the guy i bought my car from dont know if he pput mil elimnators on it, but i dont get a check engine light. now my question. i dont need mils do i???
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Old 04-22-2008, 07:24 PM
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Most likely the rear O2 sensors were turned off in the custom tune on the "chip"...
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Old 04-22-2008, 07:34 PM
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yeah i hope so. im getting the headers put on next month and that 60 bux can be put to somewhere else
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Old 04-24-2008, 04:17 AM
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i installed an O/R H-pipe and drove it for three days until my MIL eliminators came in. I had no pwer problems, no CEL.
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