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Re: oxygen sensors checking and theory
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 12:38:05 GMT
I have a "readers digest" version of O2 sensor theory on my web site http://neksiwel.20m.com/ . I also have a few gadgets...
Re: Speed sensor
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 28 May 2003 19:24:46 -0700
...Is the speed sensor signal to >the ECU absolutely needed? >Best regards. 99? If it's OBD2 (I assume) then I believe the answer...
Oil Pressure sensor connection
Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:47:07 -0700
Hi List, Replacing left head on 1986 2.1 and also a new oil pressure sensor (.3 bar). Since mechanic took off the brown...
1.9L Engin Question
Historical mailing list - Chad
Fri, 15 Dec 2000 19:36:49 -0400
Does the 1.9L waterboxer engine have a Knock Sensor in it? ie. a sensor that detects whether a lifter is "knocking" [text/html]
Need an O2 sensor heat shield...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 16 Jun 2004 21:35:05 -0700
Anybody have one fore sale? I looked under there and noticed it was gone, What now we have sensor thieves??? TIC Robert
Removing Oxygen Sensor
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:31:05 -0400
Hi I know this has been discussed before, but the oxygen sensor is a real bugger to get off !! I'm about to give...
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: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 08:37:17 -0700
Following Dennis' excellent recommendation, I bought an OEM o2 sensor shield from The Bus Depot a few years back. After I installed it and...
Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems.
Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:30:16 -0500
...If the leak is on the catalyst side of the oxygen sensor and some distance from the sensor then it probably does not matter...
Re: O2 sensor voltage test
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:07:44 -0600
...If you have one with no o2 sensor use an exhaust sniffer or install an o2 sensor in one of the j pipes. If...
Re: How can you mess up a cat? (and no not a furry one)
Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
Sun, 10 May 1998 19:32:07 -0700
Hmmm, how are you sposed to know if your O2 sensor is bad, IF YOU DON'T have one of those lights? Joe On...
Re: 02 SENSOR
Historical mailing list - John Wallace
Tue, 30 May 2006 12:24:07 -0400
Arlene K Sondergaard <asonder@USGS.GOV> writes: >my O2 sensor light went on last week >and my mechanic says parts and labor $340. > >i...
Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:27:01 -0700
...I've never run across this at all, but I have read about shorted to ground 02 sensor wires on this list. ----- Original Message...
Re: Ground of Oxygen sensor reading 10.6V
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 3 Apr 2011 03:52:04 -0400
...Before I >installed the new sensor, the old one was doing the same. You've got a ground problem on pin 19 of the...
Re: Rusted on O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:22:57 -0500
...I'm assuming you do not intend to reuse sensor. I had tried pb blaster, wax, sockets, box wrench, vice grips, etc. The pipe...
O2 Sensor Checking??
Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:54:38 EST
Hi All, does anyone know if anyone has written a post that could be titled "checking the 02 sensor with a voltmeter for dummies...
Re: [Syncro] Oxygen sensor questions...
Historical mailing list - P & J Lander
Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:00:15 1000
Digifant will run perfectly OK with the O2 sensor disconnected so that could not be your problem. (disconnect it and see) It sounds like...
Re: O2 sensor necessary or jumper the wires on 85 GL 1.9
Historical mailing list - A J I
Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:27:02 -0400
...Because the bucks are tight I am trying to get > by for the time being. > I assume the with the ox sensor being gone...
Re: Ground for o2 sensor and ECU
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:01:49 -0700
Hello I have a question on the theme of 02 sensor grounds. I just redid mine (2.1). It seemed like a recipe for...
Temp II sensor replacement
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Sun, 10 Mar 2002 17:59:40 -0800
It seems I may need to replace my temp II sensor on my 1989 Vanagon GL. I searched the archives and found some good...
Re: Oil pressure sensor wire ?
Historical mailing list - Mark Carrig
Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:54:00 -0400
...But I'm still mystified as to where the sensor wire would then hook into. I would think it would be a female spade...
Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:13:36 -0500
Perhaps you should disconnect the O2 sensor and drkve it some distance and see what happens. Then hook it up again and check what...
Re: Emission / Air Mass Sensor - could it be the cause?
Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
Wed, 6 Sep 2000 08:09:48 -0700
> > Subject: > Emission / Air Mass Sensor - could it be the cause? > Date: > Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:22:12 -0400 > From: > Wolfgang Ziegler <ziegler@PRINCETON...
Quick note on coolant distribution manifold ( Syncro)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 3 Sep 2019 08:11:23 -0700
...The temp sensor is very much like a temp II sensor in that it’s a push in device with an o ring and...
Re: How easy is it to .....
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 21 Jul 2013 16:35:23 -0700
Engine cold, you will loose very little coolant swapping the temp II sensor. Good to have a catch pan handy though. One might use...
Re: temp II & temp I sensor tests
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:08:47 -0700
...It's a '90 Westy, and I was referring to the blue Temp II sensor and the black one, the gauge sender, just around...
Re: speed sensor (subie conversion question)
Historical mailing list - Paul G
Tue, 7 Jul 2009 09:07:21 -0700
The tach, tranny rebuild and speed sensor are unrelated.� Your tach is driven in by the ECU signal.� There are only a few ways...
Re: vanagon syndrome strikes...advice?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 27 Nov 2011 16:09:12 -0500
The Digifant vans have the heated O2 sensor, Digijet did not. Digijet also does not relay on the sensor as much. Usually a bad...
Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:31:55 -0400
Any adjustment of the air flow that makes any difference is proof the o2 sensor circuit is not working properly. The only time the...
vanagon o2 story
Historical mailing list
Tue, 1 Aug 1995 12:21:07 -0400 (EDT)
...unplug the sensor .... 10 min. later it starts and runs fine. What' is going on here... This new sensor scares the hell out of...
Re: Temp Indicator On Dash rises to max: 84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Mon, 14 Oct 1996 18:23:30 PST
...It will also blink if your fluid level is low. >> >>Just a thought. >>-- >>Hotch >>hotch@netaxs.com > >The sensor is simply a level sensor...
RE: Where can I rent a CO meter in East Bay (CA)
Historical mailing list
Thu, 21 Nov 1996 17:09:43 -0800
...I remember the voltage across a Bosch Lamba sensor would be 10 times smaller than the percent CO, so if you got a three...
Re: testing coolant level sensor?
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:42:22 -0400
...My sensor circuit seems to be functioning fine. Thanks for the help! -Wes On 4/6/08, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > How...
Re: weird problem w/ poor 85 Westy gas
Historical mailing list
Tue, 14 Jan 1997 07:00:35 +0000
> Is there knock sensor on the 2.1 Digifant engines? I know the > Digifant II is based on Bosch's Motronic FI system and...
O2 sensor reset
Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 07:46:24 -0700
...How do you reset the oxygen sensor warning light? > [Brad Anderson] > 87 Vanagaon Syncro > 87 Golf GL >
where is the 02 sensor on an '85 1.9l
Historical mailing list - Chad
Sun, 11 Feb 2001 12:05:53 -0400
is the sensor located on the part of the exhaust connector pipe on the drivers side of the van???
Bosch 4 wire O2 sensor PN
Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:38:55 -0500
Hello All, I'm looking for the part number for the Bosch 4 wire sensor for a 2.1L. Thanks in advance, Joe
Bosch 4 wire O2 sensor PN
Historical mailing list - Joe Beckham
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:25:25 -0500
Hello all, I'm looking for the part number for the Bosch 4 wire sensor for a 2.1L Thanks in advance, Joe
Re: Heh -- I'm such a ninnyhammer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:43:34 -0400
...The signal at the O2 sensor input will effect what the ECU tries to do in closed loop operation. Dennis >From: Mike Elliott <camping...
Re: Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!)
Historical mailing list - David M
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 10:37:49 -0700
...Replacement of Temp II sensor (problem!) http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/search?keywords=temp+sensor&x=0&y=0 Do either of...
Re: O2 sensor testing
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 11:26:35 -0500
...if i understand > correctly > if the sensor shows no volts (bad sensor or no sensor)ecu defaults > to open > loop which means running rich...
Re: O2 sensor necessary or jumper the wires on 85 GL 1.9
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:53:23 -0400
...For the O2 sensor leave it disconnected and be sure the wire end is not shorted. That green wire is actually a coaxial wire...
Our beloved digifant
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Mon, 17 Jul 2000 09:58:09 -0400
...When I reconnect the 02 sensor, everything returns to crap. The easy answer is that I need to replace the 02 sensor right? Did...
Re: 91 runs rough cold
Historical mailing list
Thu, 28 Nov 1996 09:59:55 PST
Eric; Have him check the resistance of the coolant and air sensor FROM the ECU plug. This checks the harness and grounds. While he...
Oxy Sensor Reset Button
Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
Sun, 30 Apr 2000 15:29:50 EDT
...Anyway my light is on and I know the sensor is brand new........Help Please..... TIA Paul 85 WWW
Re: Temp2 sensor and mixture
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Fri, 4 Jun 2004 23:59:20 -0400
...in addition to running rich, van may not re-start when hot with sensor disconnected. dan On Thu, 3 Jun 2004 08:19:29...
Re: Can the O2 sensor get wet and cause problems?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 23 Mar 2007 09:26:33 -0400
...Those first 30 seconds, the ECU is ignoring the input from the O2 sensor. Once it isn't, you have problems. So you either...
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Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
Wed, 2 Jun 2021 06:57:28 -0400
It’s the new Coolant temperature gauge sensor not the temp 2 sensor causing the high reading is what I was trying to say...
Re: OIL warning light up
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:02:48 -0500
Zoltan, just wait till you see where those sensors are and how hard they are to get to. Do this: find the plug between...
Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:14:45 -0400
Can't the O2 sensor be read with it disconnected? Might the readings be different than with it connected? Could the problems be elsewhere...
hesitation/bucking (was: Re: tested Oxygen Sensor, and...)
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 17 May 2008 01:47:55 -0400
...the oxygen sensor is only about 4000 miles old. Anyways, the reason I was checking the oxygen sensor voltage in the first place, is...
Starts day, won't at night ...
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:07:13 -0700
...II sensor and see if it works. But what if the Temp. I (one) sensor is the one that is not working as it...
S&S Headers oxygen sensor placement?
Historical mailing list - Jim Feehan
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:52:34 -0700
My mechanic found that the oxygen sensor was not functioning. It turned out to be my S&S headers. The threaded insert for the...
Temp II Sensor
Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:52:15 -0600
...Anyway, I may have a problem with the Temp II sensor. I seem to have a short in that area that is causing Billy...
Re: 85 Vanagon power loss
Historical mailing list - Caston/Payne
Mon, 5 Jul 1999 11:40:01 -0400
...O2 sensor is about 4 months old. Generic or specific O2 sensor? If its a generic, make absolutely sure that your splice is a...
Re: Temp2 removal, best way to get at it??
Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
Wed, 19 May 2010 15:43:34 -0600
84 with a 1.9 rebuilt to a 2.1, so I have the temp2 sensor that unscrews..... > Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 14...
Re: 1.9 fuel injection / O2 problem
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Jun 1997 13:42:46 -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: while on the idle topic
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 12:20:04 -0700
...By the way, before you do anything, be sure that the temp2 sensor connector is connected and that the oxygen sensor wire is not...
Re: engine miss
Historical mailing list - Peter Pollard
Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:02:21 -0500
...I checked the O2 sensor for shorts or bad wiring and found none to be present will be replacing the Temp II sensor today...
Re: Leak at coolant recovery tank
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Mon, 30 Aug 1999 17:44:23 -0700
Steve, There is not much to the sensor itself. I would look all around before getting a new one. Can you see it cracked...