so what i did is bought a new sensor put it in, and spliced it into the wire that i am 90 percent certain the male end connector broke off of. it seems to be running alot better and definitley more power. i am still getting a code 5 tho. does it have to be driven for awhile for the codes to reset? i am also getting code 11. im still trying to figure out what you're talking about when you say the mesh wire and it needing to be grounded. the sensor i have is a single wire and and its nothing more than a stardard looking wire.