Help, O2 sensor cables mixed!

[pozo_izquierdo]

OK I did it again...I mean doing first and planning afterwards.:o

This time I was changing my Remus exhaust system to OEM for the Big Trip as listening to the Remus rumble for days and days gets to my nerves.
Now there is the famous O2 sensor attached in the exhaust pipe and I thought that this time I will not just twist and twist the sensor cables but instead I will install a quick connector in the cable to make the future exhaust change a bit easier and save the sensor cable from breaking.

So I pulled up the sensor wire sleeve a bit and OK, black and white cable visible. Let's get the pliers and cut the cable. Snap. After cutting I realised that there are FOUR cables leading to the sensor. One black, one gray (so far so good) and TWO white ones. I have a four pin connector to use in this project, so no problem there. But,... now I have the two white cables mixed. I mean I have not yet connected them or started the bike as there is 50% chance to get it the same way it was.

Now my question is:

Does anybody know if there is a problem in case the two white cables get mixed? I don't intend to strip the bike so much to get access to where the sensor cable actually hooks up. And if I did it would not help much as I could not tell which white is which...

Thanks in advance

[dshealey]

If I was home I could check the electrical schematic to be sure, maybe someone else has one. Mark?


The two white wires are likely common, and can be switched with no problem.

A quick check of the schematic will tell for sure.