a few weeks ago I installed electric cutouts right before the cats
the engine is showing up for low voltage oxygen sensors
Ive cleared the code and capped off the cutouts completely...
should the problem go away, or do I need new sensors?
or should I take out the y pipe?
any ideas or help
please and thanks

 

With them capped and cleared they shouldn't keep showing up unless you have an exhaust leak.

 

Or tuned to cover up for 02 sensor.

 

if there is a leak it would be just from the y pipe to the cap...
maybe thats it but i didn't think thatd be enough to set it up again
and im trying to sell this week so i need to get it smogged thats why or else i was looking to get it tuned

 

Do is simple things stick with tuned. Your will be fine. It should pass the smog.

 

As mentioned, with the cutouts capped, the code should go away. Are the codes for front or rear sensors (S1=front sensor, S2=rear sensor). If it's for the rear sensors, you can just get them tuned out, if it's for the fronts, the cutouts are too close to the O2 sensors and should be moved further back, as the gains you get from the cutouts may be negated by the incorrect readings that the O2 sensors are giving the PCM, as the PCM will attempt to richen the mixture to compensate for the extra O2 that the sensors are seeing.

 

the codes are for the fronts, and the cutouts are a few feet from the sensors..
im thinking that the cutouts are letting a very small leak and this is why the light is staying on.
Think im gonna cut the Ys out tomorrow and put in pipe
this should resolve it right?

could I have messed up my front sensors since the cutouts were so close?

 

The sensors shouldn't be damaged unless the somehow shorted during the welding process. If you have a scan tool or software you could monitor the O2 sensor activity with the cutouts both opened and closed.

 

I dont have the software but a shop down the street may do it
thanks for the help
im going to take out the Ys tomorrow