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Old 01-23-2010, 02:32 PM
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Default Wideband 02 heatsink...?

I regularly get error code 8 with my LC-1 which according to the manual is overheating...

A friend has mentioned a heatsink you can make for it.

Anyone know anything about this?

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I doubt that you need to add a heatsink, try downgrading the firmware to version 1.0. I had the same problem and it turns out that there is a bug in their firmware (that they wont admit to). I had my LC1 sensor in the stock location and it ran fine like that after updating the firmware for several months before going turbo..
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I've been running the LC-1 sensor in the stock downpipe bung for over 18 months, which includes several thousand street miles and about 10 track days and it's perfectly fine. You don't need a heatsink on a stock Miata. When you start burning a LOT more fuel is when you need to worry about moving it farther downstream and/or heatsinking it. Your problem lies elsewhere.
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Sorry guys i didn't make it clear, i'm supercharged and have only just started my logging/autotune...

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You could try reading the manual....the heatsink is detailed in there
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make this out of copper or aluminum:



screw the sensor onto of it, angle it so it's inline with airflow.
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Innovate also sells a "heatsink bung extender" that spaces the sensor a little farther off the pipe.
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Originally Posted by richyvrlimited
You could try reading the manual....the heatsink is detailed in there
My Lc-1 was fitted and calibrated for me Mr Slow but that was my next option....

All sorted now.

Cheers all.
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Im SC. I actually removed my copper sink when I kept getting error 4's. In the end that was down to too much cranking. Removing it has caused no over-heat errors.

Stock location FTW without a heatsink, it's been like that for a good few thousand miles now with zero issues. Albeit the NB o2 bung is slightly more downstream that the NA.
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Old 01-24-2010, 01:59 PM
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Thanks Craigo, after a bit of play with my AFR targets it seems to have stopped giving me the error code.

Now on to the next problem :(..... https://www.miataturbo.net/forum/t43236/#post512592
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Does anyone get error 8 with the latest firmware? My lc1 w/v1.0 is installed in the begi dp and lately im getting e8 every time i drive. I've tried different fuel maps and afr targets including the base pnp map.
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is the big fat connector thing near a heat source?
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the lc1 controller is in the interior by the console. the sensor has worked fine for a year. im going to try a different ground.
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I grounded the lc1 separately from the ecu ground and error 8 appears less often. I'm still paranoid about tuning if it is really damaged.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
make this out of copper or aluminum:



screw the sensor onto of it, angle it so it's inline with airflow.
Or just buy the darn thing here:

http://tuner-deals.com/widebando2sen...sdk0ask01vdgv5
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Originally Posted by faeflora
Thanks.. that's much cheaper than the bung extender.
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Switching the firmware from v1.10 to the older v1.00a fixed my e8 problem. The sensor was not overheating.
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Bringing back a dead thread.
Where did you guys get the 1.0 firmware? I'm getting E8s after literally 30 seconds of driving. Trying to eliminate variables.
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Try this. Change extension to *.DLD It wont upload the .DLD format.
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File Type: csv
LC1-V100A.csv (28.0 KB, 140 views)
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Awesome, thanks. Went 15 minutes without E8. Hopefully this fixes it for good though.
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