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• Re: GoWesty exhaust and oxygen sensors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 14 Nov 2018 07:31:45 +0000
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• Re: Fw: Question-Oxygen Relay?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 5 May 2020 17:00:12 -0700
  ...Oxygen Sensor sections indicate to me > that the OXS relay serves to work in conjunction with the ECU to control the > O2 sensor input...
• O2 sensors and those little balls.
  Historical mailing list - Antony P Marsh
  Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:37:09 -0500
  Dear List What does the List offer in the way of recommendations on where to purchase an oxygen sensor (because everybody seems to be...
• O2 Sensor Wrench Size
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:12:59 -0600
  Anyone happen to know the size wrench I need to replace my oxygen sensor? (85 1.9L Westy) I have an British Engineering System...
• Mechanics report
  Historical mailing list - Susie Ingham
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 20:20:42 -0400
  ...the oxygen sensor was not working. He said it was broken- That was the second oxygen sensor in 6 months! we figured the AFM...
• Re: Fi problem and question; 2 liter AFC injection
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 12:43:49 EST
  Check your oxygen sensor. When it is unpluged its memory is cleared [text/html]
• Re: Poor power until warm
  Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
  Fri, 17 Aug 2018 22:12:00 -0700
  ...check the Oxygen > sensor too.. >
• When the O2 sensor cools down...
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:59:53 -0400
  ...Does it know to start ignoring the oxygen sensor if it thinks its output doesn't make sense? Or does it just keep chugging...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:07:51 -0400
  ...Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report.. The ground IS made by the 02 sensor/exhaust connection itself. I was unsure whether the shielded cover...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 11:38:18 -0400
  ...Get the generic cheap one and be ready to splice it in. -Karl > So, I was driving home last night and my Oxygen Sensor...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Benoit
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 00:22:10 -0400
  ...the oxygen sensor isn't going >to be the problem at cold starts because the oxygen sensor doesn't come >into the loop until...
• 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...
• Re: '85 Oxygen sensor, 0.1volts
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 23:04:32 -0400
  My oxygen sensor is less than a year old, and the box was reset at that time. I have the old one and it...
• Engine running badly
  Historical mailing list - Bruno Walser
  Sun, 1 Oct 2017 17:42:33 -0400
  ...I disconnected the oxygen sensor and things got better. So I got a new oxygen sensor installed in Nova Scotia. Car seems to be...
• O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:02:17 -0600
  > the oxygen sensor generates it > own voltage and uses the exhaust for its ground. So one-wire is 12V, and 3 wire has wire...
• 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...
• O2 Sensor Wiring (excerpt from Dealer Service memo)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 07:18:18 -0800
  ...Oxygen Sensor Wiring- High resistance or a short in the wire for the oxygen sensor (the green wire that would be disconnected during a...
• 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: HELP-- 45 MPH @ WOT ???
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:05:58 -0600
  ...I unplug the not-that-old looking oxygen sensor . I have a steadily running van. I get home...put on a new oxygen sensor...
• Re: Tooooooooooooo ritch a startup...com on guys!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Kuecker
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 06:42:54 -0500
  ...the oxygen sensor isn't going >to be the problem at cold starts because the oxygen sensor doesn't come >into the loop until...
• OXS light reset location?
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Sun, 6 Dec 1998 10:06:42 -0800
  Does anyone know where the precise location of the reset button for the oxygen sensor light on an '87? Thanks, david
• Re: oxygen sensors checking and theory
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 20:41:48 -0700
  Jeff wrote: >http://www.wps.com/LPG/o2sensor.html Hey, now that was a worthy little chunk. Thanks! Steve
• Re: Hesitation, bucking, rough idle then died. The paranoia begins...
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:18:48 -0800
  ...If they do and the oxygen sensor hasn't bee >> replaced then I would replace it. The van will run fine with this >> unplugged...
• Re: 1987 Oxygen Sensor Wiring 2.1 liter Digifant MV engine
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 17:30:54 -0500
  ...It shields the part of the sensor wire that travels bundled in the harness with other wires. >Does the OEM Oxygen Sensor come with...
• Re: O2 sensors effect on power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
  At 12:22 PM 3/6/2001, Mark Keller wrote: >The O2 sensor is only used on engines with catalytic convertors. The >pre cat...
• Re: O2 sensors effect on power
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 13:57:58 -0500
  At 12:22 PM 3/6/2001, Mark Keller wrote: >The O2 sensor is only used on engines with catalytic convertors. The >pre cat...
• Re: Removing Oxygen Sensor tips needed, broken O2 sensor cause backfire?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 19:28:53 -0700
  ...It's the same threads as 18 mm spark plug. (nearly all threaded O2 sensors are 18mm) O2 sensor bungs are available from any...
• Re: Thread size for Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:59:03 -0700
  ...for repair, does anyone have the size and pitch > for the oxygen sensor threads so I can get this thread repair? TIA. > Rick Koller...
• Re: '87 Westy running rough
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 21:12:51 EST
  ...As for the gas mileage, have you ever replaced your oxygen sensor? They are only good for 50k miles (I think). A bad oxygen...
• Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems.
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:35:36 -0500
  ...Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems. Rod I had the exact same problem with the generic sensor. I spliced it a bunch of ways...
• oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Sun, 22 Jun 2003 22:12:42 -0400
  Can an oxygen sensor performance be evaluated by monitoring the voltage it produces with a digital v/o meter? If so what are the...
• Re: 87 2.1 dies after 30 seconds
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:38:41 -0500
  ...At this point, the final fuel mixture is determined by the oxygen sensor. Dennis 10/26/00]" ORR ~ DeanB On 27 Feb , 2015, at...
• Re: Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 20:09:26 -0700
  ...Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug? The Ox sensor I bought from one of our list vendors had (2) white wires. I was under the...
• Re: 060412 AFM question
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:27:07 -0400
  ...the oxygen sensor generates it own voltage and uses the exhaust for its ground. so if you have a one wire sensor you attach...
• Re: Problem, New Rebuilt Engine, Running Rich, What's Wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
  Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:24:37 -0300
  ...valve, stabilizer unit, and > oxygen sensor, etc.. > Could it be as simple as I need a new O2 Sensor? > if so should I get...
• Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:57:39 -0400
  ...O2 Sensor > Greetings All, > > I have sent the posts on the oxygen sensors and splicing. The question: > with the $40 one with the splice...
• Re: OXS light
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:26:41 -0600
  ...This is a simple reminder to change the oxygen sensor at the catalytic converter. That is absolutely all that light does.....reminds. The second...
• O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Thu, 16 Feb 2006 04:48:14 -0800
  On oxygen sensors, I am looking at changing my 1984GL sensor over to a heated sensor. Anyone got a part number and wiring for...
• Re: Continuing Engine Troubles
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Fri, 10 May 1996 19:33:48 -0500 (CDT)
  On Fri, 10 May 1996, Gerald Skerbitz wrote: [...] there is no voltage at the connected Oxygen sensor connector. [...] Forgot to mention that this was...
• 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: Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 00:12:58 -0500
  ...The oxygen sensor on my 1.9 L is between the > cat and the exhaust collector flange. Are you saying this piece of pipe...
• Re: re- Oxygen Sensor Reset
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 09:12:13 -0700
  ...I found a pair of disconnected connectors, wrapped protectively with a label indicating that it is for the Ox Sensor light. Another option for...
• Re: Digitool data and more info; need source for correct oxygensensor.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 14:27:42 -0700
  ...When I hook up the oxygen sensor the van runs crappy and the values are negative. With it disconnected the van runs pretty decent...
• Re: [Syncro] Oxygen sensor questions...
  Historical mailing list - P & J Lander
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 12:00:15 1000
  ...I am suspecting Oxygen sensor... Recent work: New Temp II sensor, new fuel filter. Digifant box replaced with rebuilt Bosch unit. Diagnostic Info: Using...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:24:49 -0700
  ...to a dysfunctional Oxygen sensor. I'm almost > > positive the problems were a result of bad wiring between the O2 sensor > and > > the ECU...
• Re: Oxygen sensor failure
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 07:33:44 EST
  ...07:10 PM, feehan@RRCOL.COM writes: << My mechanic says the oxygen sensor on my 85 Vanagon is not functioning at less than 3000...
• Re: Splicing O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 May 1999 23:02:51 EDT
  ...The other one is cheaper but if you splice this oxygen sensor incorrectly it will cause more problems than it solves. It is worth...
• Re: Oxygen sensor-replace or unplug?
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:08:53 -0700
  Brian Doss wrote: > > The Ox sensor I bought from one of our list vendors had (2) white > wires. I > was under the impression that...
• for eurovans: some bosch information
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 12 Aug 94 14:39:40 CDT
  ...0 580 453 012 Cold Start Valve 0 280 170 462 Oxygen Sensor w/Connector 0 258 003 213 Pressure Regulator 0 280 160...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:02:46 -0400
  ...Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report.. The 02 sensor does not need to be grounded, but the ECU reading it does. The millivolt current...
• High rpm???
  Historical mailing list - - James Shinosky
  Thu, 13 Aug 1998 10:31:02 EDT
  ...Did i burn or break any sensor during the 2000rpm coolant flushing??? oxygen sensor ??? James 88weekender
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:48:19 -0500
  ...Oxygen Sensor Ground Any body got any other ideas for attaching a seperate ground to a 1-wire O2 sensor? I don't want...
• Re: Probable Area for vacuum leak
  Historical mailing list - drc11
  Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:24:22 -0700
  Be careful not to get the WD40 near the oxygen sensor... it is sensitive to silicone and will die!! Madeline '90 Syncro Westie
• Re: Help
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 23:00:11 EST
  Max, if the engine idles fine for a few minutes and then dies then you are having a problem with either the oxygen sensor...
• 85 water-cooled Vanagon and OXS
  Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
  Thu, 9 May 2002 07:47:14 -0400
  ...The oxygen sensor light in the dash of my 85 water-cooled Vanagon keeps coming on for a while, then going off. Any common...
• Re: Still running rich, now what
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 09:21:35 -0700
  ...The temp sensors were the exact same ohms > and were correct with temperatures (did it twice), oxygen sensor wire is > ok, oxygen sensor is...
• Re: 2.1L oxygen snsr light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:25:43 -0500
  ...interval (say 50K since it was last reset?) or does the oxygen >sensor light signal other bad things that need attention? Counter. 60k, for...
• Emission Failure - Excess Hydrocarbons - Oxygen Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:04:39 -0700
  I failed emissions:( and I need to fix something so that I can get it to pass. Suggestions? thanks, John-Reed Maffeo Mesa, AZ
• Mustn't it be the ECU?
  Historical mailing list - Erik Rhodes
  Thu, 28 Aug 1997 07:59:21 -0700
  ...The oxygen sensor is new, replaced when I got it smoged, so it shouldn't be the problem. BUT, the other day after it...
• Re: Low oxygen monitors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:58:05 -0500
  ...Is there a decent low oxygen sensor on the market? Does it not make more sense to test for the lack of something you...