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• Re: Exhaust flange silicone sealer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 7 Mar 2008 13:44:23 -0800
  People should always be aware that the use of silicone sealants where an oxygen sensor is involved is a big no-no. It the...
• Re: Engine analyzer/tach recco?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:43:24 -0700
  ...air flow meter.. > it was quite good.. > semi-involved procedure reading oxygen sensor out put ....adjusting to > a particular voltage , etc. > > if you turn...
• 85 Vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - John Middelkoop
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:10:30 -0400
  ...I changed the relays, the distributor, the oxygen sensor to no avail. Any suggestions? (not fun when it stops in the middle of an...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:46:37 -0400
  ...doesn't explain how hydrocarbon >emissions rise when running without an oxygen sensor WITHOUT >increasing fuel consumption. It's because the CAT requires that...
• Re: 88 vanagon oxs light
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sat, 25 Apr 1998 08:06:56 EDT
  ...47 +0930 peterleolkes <pleolkes@ARCOM.COM.AU> writes: >Where is the Oxygen sensor light? >I have an '89 Syncro - have had it since new...
• Re: slightly oily plugs
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 26 Mar 2004 07:13:49 -0600
  ...Hmm. > > that's the cause of the richness/black-sooty plugs; > when the computer doesn't get a signal from the oxygen sensor, it...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:05:07 -0800
  This sounds like it could be related to the oxygen sensor circuit. When the engine is cold the ECU ignores the O2 sensor. Once...
• Re: Catalytic converter comparisons
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:54:26 -0400
  ...12:13 Ed Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > There has been quite a bit of talk here lately about oxygen sensors; how about...
• Re: Still lousy gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 2 May 2012 21:57:16 -0400
  ...mpg tops. << That is my exact average during the summer. >> Your oxygen sensor is working ? << The voltage looks good, it's 3 months old...
• Getting 8 miles to the gallon
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 23:39:16 -0400
  ...How critical is the adjustment? Thought I would get a readout from the oxygen sensor. Maybe try to get it to stabilize around 500mv...
• Re: heated failure
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 23:16:18 -0500
  ...Tried unplugging the oxygen sensor? David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon
• Re: Cheap O2 sensor - 90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Thu, 15 Feb 2001 18:00:20 -0800
  ...Bosch 3-wire > Ford heated oxygen sensor > listed at $35.99. > > I'd rather buy the cheaper bosch sensor for Fords (Bosch part #13913...
• Re: Air-Fuel Ratio fluctuation
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:12:48 -0600
  ...It makes sense to us, but the sensor reads Oxygen to arrive at an A/F reading, which is where people get crossed up...
• Re: Oxygen sensor coax
  Historical mailing list - vw4x4
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:33:59 -0500
  ...Hello List, >> >> Looking for a source or if anyone knows the type coax used for the o2 >> sensor. TIA >> >> Joe Beckham >> Joe@willywaw.com >> >> >> >> >
• Re: O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 12:38:03 -0400
  Do oxygen sensors require grounding through the exhaust system? Could this be why exhaust work would mysteriously cure b&k? Could the anti-seize...
• Emissions off the chart...
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 22 Jul 1999 05:08:52 PDT
  ...The Oxygen sensor was not connected so I started looking for a lead that was close to it and not connected. I found one...
• Re: Bucking and Snorting on Fwy
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 17:38:23 -0800
  fuel pressure regulator, oxygen sensor, afm, fuel filter. I would first unplug the oxygen sensor and see how that does. Drive w/ it unconnected...
• Re: Mystery Stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - Wil Barker
  Fri, 18 Sep 1998 12:12:52 -0400
  ...The Oxygen sensor was replaced about 1.5 years ago. Any Ideas ??
• Re: New 0xygen Sensor Alternative
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:27:16 -0700
  ...Well, for those who don't want to pay $119 for an oxygen sensor, but want a faster/easier solution than going out and...
• Re: high idol
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 22:52:34 -0600
  ...There is a hole in my muffler before the oxygen sensor. Would that make a difference?? Thanks in advance Mark 85 Westi (1 week...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:38:10 -0800
  ...There is nothing that says no sensor, no start. > > In fact, the procedure to set ignition timing calls for disconnecting the > temp 2 sensor...
• Re: oil consumption
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:05:41 -0700
  ...also, does it have a cat and oxygen sensor ? you can have an engine that burns oil very nicely ........... but if it has a...
• shake, rattle, what up
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 22:30:00 -0600
  ...The oxygen sensor checks out to be ok from the resent post of the hot, cold test. What is it that causes the engine...
• Re: vanagon electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 05:55:00 -0500
  Try unplugging the oxygen sensor. If that makes it stable (not necessarily great-running) then you've found the problem... david At 05:06...
• Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 04:21:06 -0500
  ...The O2 sensor MUST be at least 800 degrees Fahrenheit -- that's 426 degrees centigrade -- to react properly to the presence of oxygen. You...
• Re: Oxygen sensor info.(Read this)
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 2 Feb 1999 17:49:16 -0500
  ...The sensor is just > an electro-chemical cell that generates voltage in response to certain > conditions. > Drive Safely & Good Luck > Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC...
• Re: O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 10:59:49 -0700
  the difference in the oxygen sensor is that they are both the same but the cheap one has only a 4" wire- you need...
• Re: Engine management (manual control of mixture)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 08:39:57 -0500
  David Marshall wrote: > The O2 sensor is basically an exhaust temprature gauge. The Oxygen Sensor senses oxygen, not temperature. It has to be hot...
• Attn: Bruce Conway re: sale items
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 12:40:35 -0700
  ...driver's seat-can > monitor voltages at AFM, both temp sensors, > oxygen sensor, battery, etc. > > $175 or best offer. Guaranteed in working order. > > Please...
• Re: fuel/air mixture diagnostics
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 12:09:23 -0700
  ...I need to set it higher. > > I have a voltmeter attached to my oxygen sensor and it is indicating a > very lean mixture. I...
• Re: stuck o2 sensor and bad gas mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 15 Apr 2002 09:29:34 -0400
  ...stuck o2 sensor and bad gas mileage Aaaaaaahhh, Any secrets on getting the oxygen sensor out without major damage. I've soaked it with...
• Re: '85 Oxygen sensor, 0.1volts
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 21:59:44 -0400
  ...Does the voltage off the O2 sensor vary when the engine is fully warmed up? It should swing back and forth around .5 vdc...
• Re: probable Vanagon syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:09:47 -0700
  tell him to disconnect the oxygen sensor and try it that way. Also ask if turning off the key resets it and makes it...
• Re: oxygen sensor and alternator lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 15:14:30 -0500
  At 02:58 PM 2/22/2000 , Davidson wrote: >No, it's not normal... check the output of your alternator... it may be >getting...
• Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:09:49 -0700
  ...work) > I'm not certain, but I think it's the Oxygen sensor. But on mine, I think there may be sufficient room to...
• Re: two red lights aren't on at start
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 20:00:16 -0800
  ...It has no direct connection to the oxygen sensor and means nothing with respect to the oxygen sensor functioning or malfunctioning. The ALT led...
• Water Pump, OXG sensor, and Sputtering still.....
  Historical mailing list - Andy Morse
  Mon, 1 Sep 2003 00:21:19 EDT
  ...Plugs, wires are fine The light for the OXYGEN sensor had been on since day 1, but ran fine while my friend owned it...
• Re: Red hot cat. converter
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 08:23:59 -0500
  ...Did you pinch (short out) the O2 sensor? Leaking injector? Check out my Oxygen sensor monitor on my web site. This would have helped...
• Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:21:21 -0800
  ...Now, that is > more expensive than an oxygen sensor, but replacing an oxygen sensor that > was not bad would not have fixed the problem...
• O2 Reset switch location?
  Historical mailing list - W. Silva
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 17:31:17 -0400
  Hi, I have been asked by a fellow '85 owner for the location of the Oxygen Sensor Reset Switch. Since I don't have...
• Re: idle problems
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 09:09:15 EST
  Could be the oxygen sensor, but I suspect the idle stabilizer. I have these for $24 each on my website (Dealer wants $185). I...
• Re: Weird things happen ......
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 16:17:57 +0000
  ...Weird things happen ...... > > >> My guess is the diluted exhaust flow to your oxygen sensor is sending >mixed >> signals to your ECU. >> >> BenT >> San Francisco...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:03:25 -0500
  Unless the O2 sensor issue was fouling the spark plugs, it does not explain the no start. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Warm Start Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Tue, 1 Nov 2016 20:37:35 +0000
  ...out the Oxygen Sensor with a known good one.New Air Filter.New Fuel InjectorsNew Fuel Injection Temperature SensorNew Air Temperature SensorNew Throttle Position...
• Re: '86 Running very rich still
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 May 2001 22:42:58 -0400
  ...What are the sensors that need to be changed to make sure that all >possible trouble makers are eliminated. Oxygen and Temp II are...
• Re: Problem with running rich when motor warm......90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:35:34 -0800
  ...starts running rogh, > stalling, and smoking black...........I am leaning > towards Oxygen Sensor on > this one........... I just went through this with my '84...
• Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:55:09 -0700
  ...doesn't explain how hydrocarbon emissions rise when running without an oxygen sensor WITHOUT increasing fuel consumption. No rush, take your time. On Sun...
• Re: Hesitation at low RPM
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 15:52:49 CDT
  ...it could also be the oxygen sensor. the way the behavior of the engine was explained to me was that if the computer gets...
• Baffled
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 15:44:27 -0800
  ...Now, I changed the temp II sensor, the Oxygen sensor, looked at the vacuum lines (although did not check vacuum with gauge), changed the...
• Re: loss of power, stumped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 02:55:27 -0500
  ...Also tried > disconnecting the oxygen sensor, no difference. > > The only thing I can think of and wonder about is the oxygen > sensor. It's...
• Re: TEXAS SMOG LAW ORDEAL (don't fear!)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 11:19:04 -0700
  ...The > oxygen sensors and other sensors in the system actually monitor your > emissions and if they are bad the "Check Engine" light comes > on...
• Re: O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 14 Aug 2000 13:26:56 -0400
  ...O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!) At 12:38 8/13/2000, Gary Stearns wrote: >Do oxygen sensors require grounding through the...
• 02 Wire Resistance Questions
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:42 -0600
  My 90 GL runs on a Haltech engine management system and it uses a pretty much standard 3 wire Oxygen sensor. Irt dawned on...
• Loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 23 Nov 2003 17:02:35 -0600
  ...Is this normal?? I pulled the data wire from the oxygen sensor and there is no appreciable difference in engine behaviour. Anyone out there...
• O2 sensor is...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 11:15:15 -0700
  ...The voltage produces by the O2 sensor is an electrochemical phenomina. At the high temp of a warmed-up car, the free oxygen (if...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor, was: No low end Power
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 07:33:51 -0500
  ...If your cap, rotor, oxygen sensor and temp 2 sensor are all >taken care of, then this might be the way to go. >Vince...
• '87 vanagon camper hesitating/bucking and burning ga s in m�xico
  Historical mailing list - jes poynter
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 12:22:00 -0800
  ...in regards to the 1st suggestion of disconnecting the oxygen sensor, we did so at the connector and the problem seemed to persist during...
• Re: Indoor propane heater safe?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:21:42 -0500
  ...Its major feature appears to be a low-oxygen sensor that will shut it down if it's burning the O2 faster than it...
• Re: Hose goes where? and oil type.
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 12:37:45 EST
  ...timer to put on the warning lights for EGR and/or Oxygen sensor service. Oil? SAE 30 in the winter (Unless you get WINTER...
• Re: Upper lube
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:17:49 -0400
  ...To me it sounds like a great way to foul plugs and ruin oxygen sensors. ;) David Brodbeck, N8SRE '86 Volvo 240DL wagon '82 VW...