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2012 GT premium. P0153 code after messing with my exhaust. Need help diagnosing.

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The other day I was trying to grind off some tack welds to remove my tail pipes and in the process after I got them off I must've messed something up with the o2 sensors. Bank 2 sensor 1, pre cat on the drivers side is the sensor im having problems with. P0153 is the code im having problems with and had a P2254 pop up with the engine off but then it went away. Both upstream o2 sensors are reading in the negative. I don't know if that's normal or not.

To put some things into context, I have a catback system, tune, CAI and some suspension mods. Like I mentioned I took off my tail pipes and doing so I was able to freely move the headers and midpipe since they were all still bolted up and what I think happened is something must've came loose from me moving the headers/midpipe around so aggressively trying to break the tail pipe tack welds, but I couldn't find anything. The o2 sensors are still hooked up and tight, I tightened down all the exhaust clamps to see if it was a leak, reset the code but the P0153 keeps coming back.

The code only popped up a day or so after I took of my tail pipes, so I know it isn't a tune issue because I've been running the same one since August and I know the sensor didnt go bad because that would be a such a coincidence happening right after the one time i screw with my exhaust. So I know it has to have occurred while I took the tail pipes off.

If anyone has any input that would help me out a lot.
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The other day I was trying to grind off some tack welds to remove my tail pipes and in the process after I got them off I must've messed something up with the o2 sensors. Bank 2 sensor 1, pre cat on the drivers side is the sensor im having problems with. P0153 is the code im having problems with and had a P2254 pop up with the engine off but then it went away. Both upstream o2 sensors are reading in the negative. I don't know if that's normal or not.

To put some things into context, I have a catback system, tune, CAI and some suspension mods. Like I mentioned I took off my tail pipes and doing so I was able to freely move the headers and midpipe since they were all still bolted up and what I think happened is something must've came loose from me moving the headers/midpipe around so aggressively trying to break the tail pipe tack welds, but I couldn't find anything. The o2 sensors are still hooked up and tight, I tightened down all the exhaust clamps to see if it was a leak, reset the code but the P0153 keeps coming back.

The code only popped up a day or so after I took of my tail pipes, so I know it isn't a tune issue because I've been running the same one since August and I know the sensor didnt go bad because that would be a such a coincidence happening right after the one time i screw with my exhaust. So I know it has to have occurred while I took the tail pipes off.

If anyone has any input that would help me out a lot.
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