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Hi Folks, I have a 1996 XJ6 that is getting check engine error codes every few days and my son (who owns the car) says it's been running a little rough. The codes are:
P1191 O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Open - Hardware Fault
P1192 O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Shorted
P1194 O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Resistance Fault
I'm no mechanic. I'm guessing a bad O2 sensor (whatever that is) or maybe a wiring issue to that sensor. Any other ideas? And where on the engine might I find this sensor It's a 4.0 engine?
The O2 sensors measure the amount of oxygen left over after cylinder combustion , This in turn regulates how mush fuel is injected into the cylinders so they will not be rich or lean mixture ( referred to as fuel trim as a % on modern cars )
The heaters are used to heat up the sensing membrane to operating temp so it can read the O2 before the exhaust gasses can
The sensor membrane will not read at cold temps until heated up
The oxyegen sensors on the X300 are different as they are Titanium based so they generate a changing resistance and do not generate a voltage like the more commonZirconium sensor
There is a fuse # 14 / 10 amp RH egnine fuse box for the heaters and a connector located below the wiper fluid fill cap as Papa Indy - 61 pin 12 ( White / Green wire ) , this connector gets corroded and is common
At the 4 wire sensor connectors that also get corroded there are 2 wires to the individual sensor heaters and they will read the same resistance
The 2 wire colors are Blue / Brown for the fwd sensors ( Blue / Pink for the aft sensors ) and White / Green and are the same for each 4 O2 sensors
The easiest sensors to get to on the sensor connector are behind that Papa Indy - 61 connector
Do not cross connect these 4 wire sensor connectors when putting back together as both will fit either way
Bosch # 13789 is a connector ready replacement for the OEM Denso brand
Last edited by Lady Penelope; 02-24-2019 at 02:38 PM.
WOW. That's a lot of great information! Thank you Lady P. I've gone in and checked most of those connectors. So far they look pretty clean (see pics). I haven't checked the rear connectors (looks like they're on the firewall behind the engine?). They are covered with old oil and dirt and could perhaps be the issue I suppose if any of that leaked into the connectors. I'll keep looking. I'm hoping re seating and/or cleaning the connectors might clear the problem. I'm sure I'll have some more questions after I go through all the posted info. On a side note, it appears I need new hood struts. I went into the garage to retrieve a few tools and the wind slammed the hood down and it broke the plastic shroud on the top of the motor (last pic). I had laid a screwdriver on top of it. Can someone tell me the technical name of this part? I'll have to go shop for a replacement.