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Oil sensor and a great site.
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 01:00:10 +0100
Help! The thread around the oil pressure sensor has started to disintegrate. The sensor is secure for now, but if I wan to change...
Re: Where is the O2 sensor LED reset button?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:51:01 -0600
Mike Ray wrote: > Question of the day... > > My sensor is only 2 years old so I think it's ok. Age of the sensor...
Re: shielded wire for oxygen sensor?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 21 May 2008 17:54:34 -0400
pickle vanagon wrote: > I'm planning on running a wire from my oxygen sensor up to the front of the > van for a air...
FS: O2 Sensor and AFM Harness...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
Wed, 9 Jun 2004 17:34:10 -0600
...I have a new Bosch 3 wire Oxygen sensor and new Factory VW AFM Harness for vanagon syndrome problems. Prices are $30 for the...
temp 2 sensors?
Historical mailing list - No Name Available
Sat, 14 May 2005 09:48:13 EDT
Hi All, I cant seem to locate BD's Temp Sensors, in their on-line Catalog. I sent them an email a week ago...
O2 sensor and CO adjustment
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Wed, 13 May 1998 09:35:48 -0700
Should you set the CO (mixture) adjustment after installing a new O2 sensor? Mark McCulley
O2 sensor voltage test
Historical mailing list - James Creech
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 13:11:46 -0500
The Bosch FI book outlines a test for adjusting fuel enrichment and determining if the O2 sensor is faulty, for those not having access...
O2 sensor necessary or jumper the wires on 85 GL 1.9
Historical mailing list - A J
Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:55:57 -0400
...I assume the with the ox sensor being gone entirely is most of the problem for the really bad idle and running rich and...
Re: 1.9 fuel injection / O2 problem
Historical mailing list - John H. Fleming
Fri, 20 Jun 1997 21:09:48 -0400
...The shield is= connected to pin 6, a wire from the air flow sensor. I found the center conductor of the coax is shorted...
Re: vanagon passes emissions, YES!
Historical mailing list
Fri, 8 Mar 96 08:30:30 EST
On March 8th, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Mechanic tweaked the mixture!! O2 sensor sytem obviously not working > properly. This is why EPA looking to have...
Re: 86 digifant running rich
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Tue, 1 Jun 1999 08:16:32 -0500
Hi Michael, Check the voltage of the O2 sensor it should be bouncing above and below 0.5 volt. If it reads higher than...
test o2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Fri, 8 Oct 2004 14:22:45 -0700
...Incidently, I feel that some O2 just get fouled, by soot , the propane will clean the sensor and usually the sensor can be reused...
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: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Thu, 16 Apr 2015 22:00:38 -0600
Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I have hear that without the CAT the O2 sensor won't work correctly because > of lack of...
Re: Another question about O2 sensors..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 30 Jul 2014 05:45:15 -0700
...My assumption for connecting the single wire Bosch sensor like this, with just the one signal wire attached back to the ECU is that...
Cruise Control Mystery
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Fri, 12 Apr 2002 10:00:44 -0500
...The action to take since I had infinite ohms, according to the book, is to replace the speed sensor. I pulled the instrument cluster...
re. Removing Oxygen Sensor
Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:01:51 -0600
...I couldn't get the old sensor out. I just welded another sensor boss on and left the old one in place. It only...
Re: Generic O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 18:32:56 -0400
> The Bosch O2 sensor is not a generic replacement, it is a Bosch Part for > a Ford with the connector removed or not. I...
Re: More 91 syncro troubleshoot ?'s
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 14 Jul 1998 07:50:39 -0400
Dear Nathaniel, This is precisely the same thing that happened to me just two weeks ago -- I properly installed a "generic" O2 sensor and...
Re: Why does O2 sensor requi
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
30 May 1996 08:20:35 -0700
My understanding behind heated O2 sensors is that the electrical heating element comes on immediatly upon startup and brings the temp of the sensor...
Re: How to reset Oxy Sensor light on 84??
Historical mailing list - Jacob M. Kaplan
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 19:28:29 -0600
...The PO replaced >the sensor about 10k miles ago, so I am assuming that the "miles counter" >for the sensor was not reset. > >How...
8 miles per gallon solved!
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Mon, 28 Apr 2003 22:58:57 -0400
...New VW temp sensor and universal oxygen sensor solved the problem. Perhaps a VW temp sensor has parameters that are slightly different from an...
Re: AFM question---O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Wed, 12 Apr 2006 19:59:50 -0600
...a > whole for an oxygen sensor and weld in a bung then you could use an oxygen > sensor to tune. You need Ken Lewis...
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...
Re: FW: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:13:17 -0500
...If you have an Ohm Meter I would compare it's >resistance with the TEMP1 sensor. This trick will only work when both >sensors...
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
> Is there a decent low oxygen sensor on the market? Does it not make > more sense to test for the lack of something you...
Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 18:06:24 -0400
So the grounding does not need to continue all the way to the o2 sensor? the sheilding just matters until it reaches the quick...
Re: disconnect 02 sensor
Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
Mon, 17 Feb 1997 12:51:56 -0800
...Without a good signal (the ECU is suppose to ignore anything out of range, either from a cold sensor, bad sensor or no sensor...
Re: Oxygen Sensor splice instructions?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Wed, 21 Nov 2001 20:54:46 -0500
> Today I ordered an O2 sensor fr Bus Depot. > They said that instructions were not included, > suggested I check the list archives. > > Frank G...
Re: Temp sensor removal
Historical mailing list - dr
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 04:46:29 -0400
...i disconnect the wire at the sensor connection, run the wire from the sensor up through the socket and out the square hole in...
Reed Switch/water level sensor
Historical mailing list - Troy
Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:34:13 -0800
...Here's a link to repairing the level sensor btw: http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/westy-water-tank-level-sensor-repair_topic42742...
Replacement of coolant temp sensor (help needed)
Historical mailing list - David M
Sat, 31 Aug 2013 11:09:48 -0700
I'm trying to replace the coolant temp sensor (temp gauge sensor - black connector) in my van. By that I mean reinstall the original...
Re: AFM failure
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 13:01:08 +0000
David, I really like that oxygen battery description of what the O2 sensor system does. I have a "working knowledge" of the sensor, but...
Air Cooled Temperature Sensor?
Historical mailing list - Glen Moon
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 14:27:56 -0500
Has anyone put an engine temperature sensor on 1981 air cooled and a gauge on the dash?
Re: Thread pitch / hole size for 1.9 WBX O2 / oxygen sensor - solution for stripped threads
Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:45:41 -0500
...I did the same with the new sensor. When I was done, I could screw the sensor almost completely in just by hand. I...
Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
Thu, 16 Jul 1998 08:20:42 -0400
A few years ago, I was looking for a new O2 sensor for my '84. I called around to several dealers who all quoted...
Re: 87 HELP!!!
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 14 Nov 96 16:26:43 CST
...the connector that points off to the LEFT is the coolant temp sensor. (the front-pointing one is the coolant GAUGE sensor, which controls...
Re: 02 sensor replacement question
Historical mailing list - Dennis
Sat, 8 Jan 2005 21:52:24 -0500
Your stock black is the sensor signal wire, the connection of the two whites don't matter as they provide a path in and...
Re: Coolant hoses most likely to fail?
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 22 May 2009 17:33:42 -0400
...However there is a problem with the sensors. The 2wd Vanagon plastic thermostat housing uses coolant temp sensors that clip in place while the...
Re: O2 readings
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Thu, 11 Sep 2003 11:42:50 -0700
When you say you're getting those readings on the "O2 sensor with it hooked up to the ECU" I assume you mean the...
Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:58:00 -0400
Just because the O2 sensor is new does not mean it is good. Once they are exposed to excessive carbon or if silicon is...
Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
Historical mailing list - Project Pat
Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:52:11 -0400
...O2 sensors brand quality difference? I am replacing what's almost surely a failing O2 sensor in my inline VW motored van and I...
Re: Oxs lite stays on.............
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 27 Oct 2002 20:33:59 -0600
...It is not a read-out warning light from the O2 sensor. It does signify that that life limit of the O2 sensor is...
Re: Expansion Tank Sensor
Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 15:37:06 -0800
It's a coolant level sensor. It causes the LED to blink when the coolant drops below a certain level. Mine blinks incessantly, as...
Re: Digifant problem update
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sat, 15 Jun 2002 20:33:10 -0500
>>Sounds like it may be a cold start problem- checked the temp 2 sensor? > also it might be failing when the O2 sensor warms...
breather hose sensor thingie
Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:38:16 -0700
I have an 86, with some kind of sensor thing that attatches to the crankcase breather hose, with a 2-wire connector on it...
Gas mileage/o2 sensor 1st report
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:44:18 -0700
My all above average fellow van owners, After replacing the Bosche O2 sensor with a Walker the first tank of gas [84 miles with...
Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:17:49 -0500
...As long as it does, all is will with the O2 sensor. If not - then no ocillation. On startup and until the O2 sensor...
Re: New O2 Sensor now stuttering
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:46:37 -0400
...If you disconnect the O2 sensor the ECU will know it and control the mixture according to its internal maps. As I said, this...
Re: O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:09:14 -0400
...O2-sensor not connected. Voltage from O2-cable >coming from engine is +0.46 volts. Again, O2-sensor is not connected. >I have tried...
Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Mon, 23 May 2005 16:25:01 -0400
...sounds like a side-effect of the temp sensor being located near the top of the coolant system (where there will be nothing but...
Re: O2 Sensor - 3-wire vs 1-wire
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:31:32 -0500
Sorry to piggyback on your question, John, but how about the opposite? Can a 3 wire 02 sensor be used on a 1.9...
Re: 1986GL update
Historical mailing list - Dieter Knittel
Mon, 7 May 2001 10:17:04 -0400
OK, I have disconnected the O2 Sensor and drove up the Hill without any problems, but the Vehicle was still running at around 2000...
FW: Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion
Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:37:00 -0800
...Inexpensive O2 Sensors - A Suggestion Just a few comments to the O2 sensor thread: Frank Grunthaner
Re: o2 Sensor on 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:50:55 -0400
...make sure you have the sensor connected only > to the center wire. The two white wires are for the heater in the > sensor. Make...
ECU & Coolant Temp Sensor
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:20:45 -0800
We've pretty much given up on attempts to repair the stock coolant temp gauge & sensor system. �Have swapped out the instrument cluster, replaced...
Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:44:21 -0400
The O2 sensor should work fine either way. What is more important is to have the clip on shield in place to keep off...
Re: Hot Starting (a) vanagon
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Wed, 10 Aug 94 12:54:30 CDT
...UNLESS IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS "ok for oxygen sensors". cause if you use the wrong stuff, it will destroy the sensors usefullness very very quickly...
Re: fuel pump?
Historical mailing list - Tony Mysyk
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 00:38:01 -0600
Jesse, On my 86 water-cooled I was having very similar problems, the o2 sensor was the culprit, your symptoms would show up in...