96 O2 sensor wire colors?

[jenedorn]

ok... I have 96 Corsica with the 3100 sfi... I replaced the O2 sensor after the cat. I got a universal one so i had to wire it myself.... first i tried it the way the guy at checker told me... and that didnt work... next i tried the way the actual instruction said two... and after clearing the codes... the ses light is still on and says #2 O2 bad.... I have no clue what is going on... other then maybe it is wired wrong.

My car ahs 2 brown wires a purple w/white strip, and a tan w/ white stripe.... the o2 ensor has to whites and a grey and a black.... which colors go with which???

right now i have the 2 whites going to the 2 browns, the black to the purple and the grey to the tan... I have also tried the grey and black to the brown and a white to the purple and a white to the tan...which is what the parts guy told us to do...

both ways... the ses light comes back on...even after i clear it... if its not the wires..any other idea of what they could be???

thanks a bunch!!!

[jsgold]

I am not familiar with your color codes but I will tell you the code will stay there after it is fixed until you get a scan tool to clear it. I am assuming of course you don't have one that does this. If so my mistake. Cars made after 94 usually won't clear without a special tool, not like the old OBDI cars where you could unhook battery etc. to clear them out.

[jenedorn]

Originally Posted by jsgold

I am not familiar with your color codes but I will tell you the code will stay there after it is fixed until you get a scan tool to clear it. I am assuming of course you don't have one that does this. If so my mistake. Cars made after 94 usually won't clear without a special tool, not like the old OBDI cars where you could unhook battery etc. to clear them out.

well when i left autozone they cleared the codes and the light came back on... i sat down with the hubby and went thru the wires and told him how I would wire it. so he did it my way.. and then cleared the codes and the light has not gone back on yet!!!hahaha

why dont men listen to me in the first place...lol

thanks for the help though!!! you rock!!