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O2 Codes P0031/P0037/P0051/P0057

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#1 ·
I've searched and found a few threads, but none offer clear resolution. The Jeep seems to run great, and fuel mileage is normal, but I want to fix it properly and get rid of the codes.

I installed 2 (upper/lower) new NTK O2 sensors in the rear manifold just to make sure it wasn't the actual sensors, and it made no difference, codes would not even clear with a battery disconnect.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
 
#2 ·
Firstly - make sure you have the right sensors. I purchased a complete set from Rock Auto - Part Numbers 23158, 23018, 23159 & 23160.

The P0031 and P0037 are actually the front cat
http://www.obd-codes.com/p0031
P0031 HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low (Bank 1 Sensor 1)
P0037 HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low (Bank 1 Sensor 2)
P0051 HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low (Bank 2 Sensor 1)
P0057 HO2S Heater Control Circuit Low (Bank 2 Sensor 2)

Personally I would be replacing them all....
 
#16 ·
The problem is that the aftermarket sensors have incorrect resistance leads that the PCM misreads and throws the codes. You will need to buy the Mopar sensors only. Just found this from a factory tech. You can replace the PCM and sensors from Autozone over and over, but it is the leads themselves.
 
#4 ·
Off the web site i quoted

"check for 12 volts at the heater circuit feed (hint: unplug the sensor and check at the wiring connector to do this measurement)
check the ground circuit for continuity
measure the resistance of the heater circuit (done on the sensor itself)
measure the resistance and voltage of the wiring
Refer to a service manual for the correct specifications (volts, ohms) for your vehicle. On some Toyota vehicles this code is triggered when the resistance of the heater circuit is below 0.8 A.

With that said, a common fix for this DTC is to replace the air/fuel (O2 oxygen) sensor #1 on bank 1."
 
#11 ·
Update:

New computer did not fix the problem. In my troubleshooting I've found out that if I unplug each oxygen sensor, the low voltage code goes away. If left running with them unplugged, the normal (p0132) O2 code will trigger. Does that help anyone troubleshoot??

Please help, the Jeep runs good, but not being able to fix this light is killing me.
 
#22 ·
It threw the four codes mentioned and also p0421 bank one sensor one also had a misfire code on cylinder 2. Once the pcm enters "open" mode the car will idle fine except about every 30 seconds or so it is almost as if the computer decides to stop sending spark...thus an almost stall of the engine..and then the computer realizes it messed up and recovers to run until 30 seconds later and it repeats. It keeps throwing the four codes when it about stalls. I've tried holding the gas pedel around 3k and when it happens the rpms drop and does recover to the 3k it was initially at..eventhough pedal is constant.
 
#24 ·
Got out to the dealer this morning and removed and cleaned/wire brushed the ground wire harness attached to the block on the passenger side. There were a bunch of small guage black wires connected to this, so i assumed it is the ground for the majority of the sensors in the area. Once i reconnected, i cleared the adaptive memory by following the steps somewhere on this forum. Initially all was good but after driving it for a while around the block, everything went back to the way it was. The computer only threw the codes 0032 0038 0052 and 0058 tis time...no more of the p00421 nor cylinder2 misfire.
 
#27 ·
that may have been the wrong ground. the correct one is on the firewall just behind the engine on the right. according to the FSM that is the ground for all four O2 heater circuit. you should see a wrapped cable with a lug connected to the wall with a bolt
 
#28 ·
There were three grounds that i saw. The one on the passenger side of the engine block, one on the passenger side firewall just above the engine block(this one only had one thick gauge ground wire) and there was one on the drivers side just above the engine block on the firewall. The one on the drivers side had a ground strap going to the engine block, a ground strap going to the hood and also connected to it was one wire entering the wiring harness that runs from the cabin to the pcm.