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4 wire oxygen sensor conversion - wiring diagram?

51K views 10 replies 11 participants last post by  roadwarrior80  
#1 ·
Alright, I've been searching and searching trying to find a pinout or color coded diagram for the 4 wires connected to the later heated O2 sensor, but I can't find anything. The sensor I have is from an 87 truck, and has 4 wires on it... one blue, one white, and two black. I know that one of these is the actual signal to the ECU, the other is going to be a ground, and the third will need to go to a switched 12v source. What's the 4th do?

Can anybody point me in the right direction for a pinout or diagram for this? I've looked in the Chiltons, Haynes and the FSM for a '93 truck. The Chiltons and Haynes show either the older one wire style, or the color indications for the wires are different than the one I have, and the FSM doesn't have anything other than the testing procedure.

For those curious, I'm attempting to convert to the heated sensor to solve a consistently repeatable O2 sensor check engine light that I get while cruising at a constant speed. My understanding is that my Downey header is causing the problem, due to the location of the O2 sensor not being directly in the exhaust flow. I've installed a new OEM one wire sensor and still have the same issue, so I'm hoping that converting to the heated sensor will get rid of this trivial but annoying problem (maybe give me a tad better gas mileage too).
 
#2 ·
I beleive Bosch and NGK both ahve some O2 sensor wiring diagrams oin thier websites as they both offer some generic replacement O2 sensors.

If not goto the local parts store and ask to check the instructions inside on of the boxes
 
#3 ·
On most O2's one black is a keyed B+ and the other black is a ground. These are for the heater in the O2. I would have to double check at work but I think the blue is the signal to the pcm and the white is a ground for the signal side of the O2. Not 100% sure so you should wait and find out for sure.
 
#4 ·
From Gnob on this board

for the sake of explaination.
the colors in my post are main harness colors on the truck side of the plug


whte/red is heater b+ (should be key on power) connect to white
pink/green is heater ground. connect to white
black is o2 sensor wire. connect to black
brown is sensor ground. connect to grey

Worked perfect from my NGK Universal O2 Sensor
 
#6 ·
I moved mine from the #3 tube on my LCE header to in front of the cat to get a better reading. I was going to use a 4 wire sensor but to run the wiring was too much trouble so I used a universal 3 wire o2 as it was easier to install. Btw - 87 did not have 4 wire sensors, starting in 88 did Toyota use 4 wire sensors.

What I do remember is the following:
The Blue is signal + (the original o2 wire).
The White is the signal neg. wire and would go to the E1 on the ECU as it is for engine ground.
The two Black wires are batt +/- wires and should be hooked up to ign. switch. Do not connect the white and neg. black wires together.
 
#8 ·
1988 4runner missing o2 harness

I recently purchased a 1988 4runner buggy it had a broken o2 sensor and was routed under the seat. There wasn't the rest of the wiring harness running under floor trim. I found a large pigtail next to dside interior fuse pabel, that in turn is my question is there a missing harness that has ben discarded. If that is the harness does anyone know the wires in which i can connect to.
 
#9 ·
you may have found the cat temp sensor harness that they used on the carbureted trucks. all the O2 sensor harnesses I've ever seen on the 22re engines was always part of the engine harness that ran underhood and down the top of the transmission.