2nd lambda missing 03 vts

1. user_4681 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2004 Grimsby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 5489 SUPERCHARGED saxo vts

   #1 4th July 2011, 20:20

   hello, my new vts is an 03 plate.
   
   it has a non standard exhaust and has come with the 2nd lambda not plugged in or included with the car, the management light is on yet the car runs well. im sure it requires a sensor plugging in and then fitting in a sleeve.
   
   is this a must to erase the management light or can i do some fancy join and splice wires to fool the ecu type thing?
   
   cheers
   stew
2. blackie_2k5 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B

   #2 4th July 2011, 20:56

   it has to be plugged in for the light not to show, if you get one and reset ecvu it should go off.... if it doesnt you may have other issues
3. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

   #3 4th July 2011, 20:56

   On my vtr mk2 i have the Pre-cat lambda sensor fitted in the 4-2-1 manifold, and the second sensor (after cat) is plugged in but cable tied near my battery tray so it reads clean air, the hole in the exhaust for no:2 sensor is blanked off with the bung supplied with mani, then the ecu thinks the catalytic converter is still there and working i also have no lamda sleeve, and no management light
4. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

   #4 4th July 2011, 21:02

   The second sensor only checks for CAT efficiency, so it doesn't affect how the car runs in any way.
   
   If you want rid of the light, you'll need the correct lambda and a metal sleeve. My second lambda is sleeved and the light does come on once or twice a year (fault code P0136 IIRC), but it usually clears itself after a few drives.
5. user_4681 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2004 Grimsby United Kingdom (England) Posts: 5489 SUPERCHARGED saxo vts

   #5 5th July 2011, 18:53

   
6. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

   #6 5th July 2011, 19:12

   That's the badger. Mine is sleeved and cable tied to that metal bracket.
7. Manolis L-plater Joined: May 2011 Greece Posts: 51 Mk2 Vts

   #7 28th February 2012, 15:11

   Ηello guys i need some assistance as well . I am about to fit my S/s race pipe without cat on my vts and was wondering what to do with the second lamda.Do i just buy a sleeve and place it on the lamda and then cable tie it under the car somewhere like the pic above?What about the hole in the pipe for the lamda do i buy a blankin plug like this one http://www.kamracing.co.uk/citroen/c...m18-x-1-5.html and just tap the hole? Is there a way to fit the lamda into a sleeve and then onto the pipe or this wont work at all? Thanks a lot guys . Thats for the second lamda btw the first is all fine doesnt need to be moved
8. xxo0pko0xx Established Member Joined: May 2009 cleethorpes, Lincolnshire Posts: 1830 Astra 2006 (55) 1.9 cdti 150 sri 192hp 322ftlb

   #8 28th February 2012, 17:20

   I believe that most people just dont plug in thr second lamba with a aftermarket pipe. car still runs fine but the light shows due to the second lamba getting no reading so the car thinks its running but no exhaust gass is being issued
9. Manolis L-plater Joined: May 2011 Greece Posts: 51 Mk2 Vts

   #9 28th February 2012, 17:45

   Ye but if i fit a sleeve to the second lamda and cable tie it somewhere under the car to read clean air the EML wont be up.I want to know if thats the way most do it
10. projectsaxo Newbie Joined: Jan 2008 abram, wigan Posts: 10 cars owned: 1, vauxhall astra 2, landrover 109 s

    #10 23rd March 2012, 20:39

    hi i was just wondering if you could tell me what the cable colours are on the 2nd lambda cheers
11. graham22211 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2012 blyth northumberland Posts: 260 saxo 1.1i desire and a vectra sri 140 estate

    #11 23rd March 2012, 21:54

    if you fit ur second lambda to the cable and fit a sleave and tie it up the answer is yes that will put your light out mate
12. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #12 23rd March 2012, 22:22

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Manolis Ye but if i fit a sleeve to the second lamda and cable tie it somewhere under the car to read clean air the EML wont be up.I want to know if thats the way most do it

    Yes mate it is.