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Old 08-10-2008, 12:25 PM
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2 oxygen sensors????? wtf

So last night, I was looking at the exhaust pipe as I pulled out my old catalytic converter to put in a new one. I looked up and saw that my truck has two o2 sensors, one before the cat and one after. I checked the vin sticker and it showed that my 4runner was made in 11/94. Am I missing something or is my truck an OBD2 type. I thought anything made from 1995 and before was OBDI.

The sensor is hooked up and is reading, when I unplug it I get a CEL. The pipe after the cat is not factory and neither is the muffler. Will this hurt my California smog test or what. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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Old 08-10-2008, 12:28 PM
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11/94 is what im assuming you meant. In this case I believe you truck can be considered a 95 model. My company car was built in 07/06 and is considered a 2007
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My buddy's '94 pickup has 2 O2 sensors, it is a CA emissions engine. You'll also likely have a temperature sender on the EGR valve. And his truck has the old style diagnostics connector array up under the hood.

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You have Kalifornia emissions. It will tell you under the hood if it is OBD 1 or OBD 2. Also some Japanese manufacturers will have an OBD 2 connector and it will have OBD 1 emissions before the year of 1996.

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