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• O2 Sensor Part number
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:41:06 -0800
  ...was the wrong generic three wire > sensor. >> > > Mark, > > Are you able to give me the part number for the correct O2 sensor? > > Thanks, > Rich
• O2 Sensor Part number
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:41:06 -0800
  ...was the wrong generic three wire > sensor. >> > > Mark, > > Are you able to give me the part number for the correct O2 sensor? > > Thanks, > Rich
• O2 sensor voltage?
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:37:06 -0500
  ...Do I need a new O2 sensor? John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger
• Re: Stubborn oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:40:16 EST
  ...Maybe the Vanagon sensor is cheaper to replace but at the Honda dealership where I work some of the heated O2 sensors are as...
• Re: MPG redux
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:56:58 -0400
  ...BTW, it only gets about 17 mpg with the O2 sensor disconnected. With that much difference, I'd say my AFM is somewhat maladjusted...
• 87 Vanagon hesitation chapter (3)
  Historical mailing list - Kay O Fremgen
  Fri, 14 Aug 1998 13:32:53 -0400
  ...With O2 sensor connected I have hesitation under load more sever with AC compressor on. With O2 Sensor disconnected the van accelerates just fine...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:44:06 +0000
  ...Sometimes it will go right off the scale (no lights for awhile) I'm guessing that this is indicitive of a problem O2 meter...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:29:30 -0500
  ...Disconnecting the O2 sensor should be the first >step. If the engine still runs poor, find the problem. If the engine >runs perfect, then...
• Re: Fuel Pump? O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:41:10 -0500
  ...You have an O2 sensor or wiring problem. Flooring it tells it to ignore the O2 sensor. Another test is to quickly turn the...
• Re: 02 mixture questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 15 Oct 1997 12:47:13 -0700
  ...How are you so positive that it's OK to connect/disconnect the O2 sensor with the engine on? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Young young@sherlock.SIMS...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:40:51 -0500
  ...It is labeled OXS. > > > > > > > >Where is the O2 sensor indicator light located on a 90 instrument >cluster? > > >Coop > > > > Chris DeLong > > ICQ#45030867 > > Seattle, WA...
• test o2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:22:45 -0700
  Attach a DVOM to the lead on the O2, not the white leads they're for heating the element, Use a propane torch to...
• O2 sensor grounding?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:18:04 -0500
  ...is it possible to install a 4 wire O2 sensor, with heater and ground wire, in place of the OE single wire sensor? Or...
• Re: Intermittent Power Loss - '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 20 May 2017 11:31:08 -0700
  ...NOT saying the O2 and/or wiring is at fault (O2 could be a red herring) but did the exhaust change colour and smell...
• Fwd: Baffled
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:17:34 -0500
  ...vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Zoltan, those readings indicate a bad ground wire for the O2 sensor. This is a common problem and that is...
• Re: More rant on grounds and vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 13:12:55 -0600
  ...this 0.3 volts introduced by grounding errors is subtracted from > the 0.5 > volts that the O2 sensor puts out, and suddenly the...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 18:49:54 -0400
  Wow! You just reminded me about the 22 mm extended socket I bought 4 years ago just to remove the O2 sensor. I used...
• Re: Failed Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 15:35:41 -0800
  ...A suggestion would be to check exhaust system for leaks and then replace the O2 sensor assuming you find no leaks. The O2 sensor...
• Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 09:02:48 -0400
  ...Nothing connected to the O2 sensor input, measure the voltage with a good DMM. Then connect the dash meter and measure again, if the...
• Re: Surging Idle fixed! / High O2 sensor readings
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 04:06:10 -0600
  ...Surging Idle fixed! / High O2 sensor readings > Hello list folks > > Today I found the causes for the continuous surging I was experiencing on my...
• Re: Did the mechanic do something? Update
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Sat, 2 Sep 2006 14:20:03 -0700
  My O2 sensor was totally sooted up, so rather than mess around with all the measurements, etc., I just replaced it. The problem of...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 10:00:00 -0700
  ...How to remove O2 sensor I just started to replace my O2 sensor on my 2.2 wbx. No,luck using my wrenches . Everything...
• Bad in town Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:17:51 -0700
  During testing of my O2 sensor, I found that the VW Temp II sensor seems to engage the closed loop operation sooner than an...
• Re: Low oxygen monitors
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:33:00 -0800
  ...Up until relatively recently, oxygen sensors have been like the zirconia O2 sensors in our exhaust systems, requiring high temperatures (meaning lots of watts...
• O2 Sensor wire connection (wiring harness end - 2.1)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:58:01 -0400
  Hello everyone - Would anyone happen to have the yellow connector that connects the wirning harness to the O2 sensor? I know I could patch...
• Re: O2 reset
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 15:36:32 -0600
  ...this has been addressed numerous times. > > How do you reset the O2 light? I pushed on the button on the > stearing down by the...
• Re: Can you clean a catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:45:53 -0400
  ...Also I'd strongly suggset changing the O2 sensor while you've got everything apart. My install went a lot smoother with a new...
• Re: OXS light on
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:07:43 -0400
  It means you should change your O2 sensor...then reset the little black box underneath the driver seat (outside) Detailed instructions on the Vanagon...
• O2 Sensor discovery
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 18:55:02 -0500
  ...i disconnected the O2 sensor. A-Hah! Now, once warmed up, my van seems to pull through the gears much more consistently. There is...
• Re: O2 Sensor Readings
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 24 Jan 2002 09:01:56 -0800
  ...BTW i did'nt have too many miles on this O2 SENSOR Joe -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email ---- John Clavin <jc@AUSTIN.RR...
• Re: O2 sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 22:11:46 -0700
  ...Van ran fine with the O2 sensor unplugged. Diagnosis: O2 sensor is telling ECU that the engine already has too much gas and to...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:35:25 -0700
  Hi Kenneth, I got one of your O2 sensor monitors a couple weeks ago and did a quickie clip-lead hookup to the sensor...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:02:59 -0700
  ...Using a scope instead gives a more real time reading and also a good indication of the cycling rate at which the O2 reading...
• Re: O2 sensor wire replacement, '85
  Historical mailing list - Walt Spak
  Thu, 1 May 2008 17:28:50 -0500
  ...craig cowan wrote: >I remember reading recently that if the O2 sensor is grounding, it will >cause hesitation off idle. Well i have this...
• O2 sensor transition time
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 6 May 2009 18:38:45 -0400
  Running an '89 2.1l -- how fast should the O2 sensor change states? I don't mean how often, but literally how rapidly at...
• Re: black tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - TBill
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 19:18:57 -0700
  ...TBill ***ALWAYS suspect the O2 sensor!****
• SEAKING IDLE
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 05:24:45 -0700
  ...Turns out that I had forgotten to reconnect the O2 sensor. With the O2 sensor connected, I again have perfect idle (no seaking). Something...
• Wet weather cut out/ 02 sensor removal
  Historical mailing list - Dave Engstrom
  Tue, 11 May 2004 17:01:52 EDT
  ...All advice pointed to the o2 sensor. After close examination I found 2 of 3 wires severed right at the oxygen sensor. Now any...
• Can the O2 sensor get wet and cause problems?
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Jones
  Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:06:03 -0400
  About three weeks ago I had a reputable VW Mechanic, Baum's in New Cumberland PA, put a generic Bosh O2 sensor on my...
• Re: 84 Vanagon: Would you fix if it yourself (if you were me?)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:46:13 -0700
  ...This is a similar situation to a bad O2 sensor. Disconnect the O2 sensor and see if it runs better (the single wire if...
• Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
  Historical mailing list - Michael aka ECHO
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 23:01:36 -0800
  ...Symptoms > > >returned with the new properly installed o2 > sensor. > > > > An exhaust leak that lets oxygen into the exhaust > system will cause the o2 sensor...
• Re: adjusting CO with O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:33:28 -0400
  Pat; I disconnect the O2 sensor from the ECU and then monitor the output of the sensor while making the adjustments. Check my web...
• Re: O2 light button?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 11:27:41 -0600
  ...O2 light button? > My new to me '87 has the O2 light on. Once long ago I reset it on my > '86 but I...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:38:39 -0400
  Mike, do you have another vehicle with good O2 sensor? Just scope that one and compare. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon...
• Re: HELP NEEDED ON THE ROAD
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:42:33 -0400
  ...Get an OEM (Bosch) O2 sensor. Install it. If the van doesn't run right, have the dealer sort out the problem while you...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 Apr 2016 09:39:58 -0700
  If you have an '86 or later with the O2 sensor on the cat, you can either have a muffler shop cut out the...
• Other O2 Options?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Hoge
  5 Nov 1995 10:51:28 U
  ...10:14 AM OFFICE MEMO Other O2 Options? Date: 11/5/95 At 90K+ miles, it appears to be time for me to replace...
• Re: diagnostic help? running rich(?)...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 24 Jul 2014 08:15:56 -0400
  ...So, I unplug the O2 sensor plug, re start and it stays > smooth.... > So me thinks I have a problem involving the O2 sensor...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 25 Jun 2016 12:18:50 -0700
  ...One measures O2 voltage while it's still connected to ECU? (O2 black wire still connected to green wire) http://www.ngk.com.au...
• Re: CV Joints
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Apr 2014 16:47:56 GMT
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• O2 Sensor Question?
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Sun, 20 Oct 1996 19:44:39 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I suspect the O2 sensor because I warmed the vehicle about 20 minutes and then disconnected the 02 sensor and there was no change...
• Another O2 sensor question
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Sun, 19 May 2002 16:32:11 -0500
  Folks, I just learned today i have 0 voltage in to my O2 sensor. My buddy's '87 shows 12 volts... as Bentley says...
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - joe brown
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 11:05:56 -0800
  ...But the open loop setting is richer than I would like ( .7v o2 sensor open loop ). --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 12:10:39 -0700
  ...As a result the O2 input was > usless. Someone explain this to a dense guy. Wouldn't the exhaust leak OUT, rather than air...
• Re: Thread pitch / hole size for 1.9 WBX O2 / oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 12:21:14 -0500
  ...to be smaller than the 18 x 1.5 of the O2 sensor and larger than a 14 mm spark plug and concluded it...
• Re: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:46:54 -0600
  ...Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion >Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 21:15:29 -0500 > >Ok, I'm an idiot - I used the >http://gerry...
• Re: Buckin' Like a Bronco, Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 15:34:45 -0600
  ...Is there an O2 sensor on the part of the exhaust that's loose? If so, I would suggest that it's not grounded...
• Re: Where is the O2 sensor LED reset button?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Fri, 22 Mar 2002 09:24:24 -0700
  ...out on Cape Hatteras, NC, Freezing my butt off and the O2 sensor > light comes on. Bentley says to change sensor and reset the...
• Re: 85 1.9, Intermittent stall then no start but does crank ??
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Sun, 1 Oct 2006 23:09:45 -0700
  ...I beter check that for future ref cause this did happend 1 once in realy heavy rain last year >If you unplugged the O2...
• O2 Sensorama, was: A few unrelated questions
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:55:22 -0400
  O2 sensor not important, eh? Just for 'clean air wack-o's' eh? From a functionality/engineering perspective, the O2 sensor is eyeballs of...