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O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
I posted that O2 sensor provides corrective data, to the ECU. The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The...
O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:10:46 -0800
I posted that O2 sensor provides corrective data, to the ECU. The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The...
Re: Drop in gas mileage update
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 09:24:00 -0400
...The O2 sensor was gone. However that doesn't solve the problem. > >Disconnected the O2 sensor. Get .54 volts. When I reconnect the sensor...
Re: adjusting CO with O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 05:56:38 -0700
...You want to set your air/fuel mixture *without* the O2 sensor giving feedback to the ECU. This gives the O2 sensor its maximum...
Re: 02 SENSOR
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 30 May 2006 09:49:17 -0700
RE: > > my O2 sensor light went on last week > and my mechanic says parts and labor $340. To put it bluntly, your mechanic is...
Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:14:33 -0700
...Since the water-cooled converter has the O2 sensor bung I figured I could install an O2 sensor here to adjust air/fuel mix...
Generic O2 Sensors? - Are they really equivalent?
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 18:20:44 -0400
With all the talk about generic O2 sensors, maybe someone can answer something that has been puzzling me for quite a while. Are O2...
Re: WRONG INFO - O2 Sensor, Bucking, etc.
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 07:33:44 EST
Someone recently stated that the O2 sensor is grounded at terninal 19 of the ECU. This is false. The active element of the O2...
Re: Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
Historical mailing list - Jack
Tue, 7 Sep 2004 23:09:15 -0800
...Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor? > Hi all: > > For many years I've been using the O2 sensor in my California Vanagon to...
Re: O2 Sensor problem
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 22 Mar 2020 13:37:02 -0400
...ECU ignores O2 for a bit after starting even if engine is warm enough and sensor signals ready. Temp-II OTOH acts even during...
Re: O2 Sensors
Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
Fri, 30 Sep 2005 11:17:09 -0400
Bunch of baloney! Your new O2 sensor alone likely made the difference in performance. I use Bosch O2 sensors. Michael
Re: WRONG INFO - O2 Sensor, Bucking, etc.
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Wed, 1 Nov 2000 07:55:40 -0600
Hi Rico, You are exactly right, the 1 and 3 wire o2 sensors like our vans use have a black wire plus output to...
O2 sensor testing the wires...
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 17:29:22 +0000
I've seen bad ground and shorted sensor wire mentioned in the references to the O2 sensor. How does one check these wires? VOM...
O2-sensor voltage problems '84 1.9L -- Help needed
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:31:45 -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...
Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 08:19:56 -0700
...Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor? Hi all: For many years I've been using the O2 sensor in my California Vanagon to...
Re: mileage decrease after tuneup?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 10:51:51 -0700
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Mark McCulley wrote: > Following a recent tuneup (plugs, rotor, cap) and O2 sensor change my > mileage has dropped almost...
Re: [Fwd: Re: Gas in Oil?]
Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
Fri, 2 May 1997 00:50:06 -0700 (PDT)
FYI, my '83.5 (H2O) has an O2 sensor. Charles On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Sean Bartnik wrote: > > > > I hadn't either, but there...
crazy o2 sensor prob
Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:26:53 EST
...i just put in new temp sensor and o2 sensor. only way i can drive it normal is keeping the o2 sensor disconneted. runs...
Re: o2 sensor question again sorry
Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:55:38 -0500
...This allows O2 sensor and exhaust to clear itself out of soot and unburned fuel. The O2 sensor can be disconnected and the van...
clarification of O2 sensor splicing problem
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Mon, 8 Jun 1998 19:36:30 -0700
I posted a message earlier today about a decrease in mileage after a tuneup and O2 sensor change. I received a number of replies...
Re: O2 sensor testing the wires...
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:44:12 -0700
The O2 sensor DOES ground to the exhaust. The gotcha is that the ECU has a dedicated ground wire for just the O2 sensor...
Re: O2 Sensor Voltage
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 19:01:14 -0800
...O2 Sensor Voltage > In other words if the fuel injection system is in proper > adjustment, you should be able to disconnect the O2 sensor...
o2 sensor question again sorry
Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:46:26 EST
...than i disconnected the o2 sensor and it s now drivable . first off what is a disadvantagesx of haveing no o2 sensor hooked up...
Re: 94 Golf (No Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Wed, 6 May 1998 03:37:37 EDT
...This would be the third O2 for the Golf. The original O2 sensor was replaced with a 2nd O2 sensor under warranty at 47K...
Re: crazy o2 sensor prob
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 10 Feb 2003 23:26:14 -0500
Wires to the O2 sensor are hooked up wrong. Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92...
Re: Losing power...update
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 12:56:04 -0700
No, merely unplugging the connectors to the O2 sensor does not eliminate the possibility of a problem with that circuit. The ECU ignores the...
Bogging leaving the line...
Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
Sat, 10 May 2003 19:45:47 -0400
...Is there a way to test the wires to the O2 sensor? I'm assuming the o2 sensor itself is ok. With the o2...
Re: HELP! FI Fuel Supply(?) Problems with 75 Westy in Phoenix
Historical mailing list - Mike Plickys
07 Jan 95 20:32:20 EST
...One thing that does not get a lot of attention is the O2 sensor and wiring. A bad O2 sensor or bad connection with...
Re: o2 sensor question again sorry
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Sun, 9 Feb 2003 07:57:58 -0500
The Lambda O2 sensor is perhaps THE most important sensor in the late Vanagon injection. After as all of the other inputs are considered...
Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:29:18 -0400
There is a way to test the O2 sensor system for response. With the engnine warm and running, short the O2 sensor lead to...
Re: Poor running when O2 disconnected
Historical mailing list - Beth Young
Mon, 31 Mar 1997 17:40:22 -0800 (PST)
On Mon, 31 Mar 1997, Cory Zumbrennen wrote: > Since returning from Baja my Vanagon, an '86 Westfalia, will not > run with the O2 sensor...
Re: [Fwd: Re: Gas in Oil?]
Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
Wed, 30 Apr 97 23:27:12 EDT
> > I hadn't either, but there is a cap on the exhaust pipe where the O2 > sensor should go. There also doesn't seem...
Re: O2 Sensor
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Sat, 6 Feb 1999 13:01:16 -0800
To remove the O2 sensor: Drive the van till hot, then take a candle and stick it on the hot O2 sensor as it...
Re: vanagon Digest - 21 Dec 2011 to 22 Dec 2011 - Special issue (#2011-976)
Historical mailing list - Ken Weikel
Thu, 22 Dec 2011 21:39:40 -0500
...Can O2-sensor make engine run too lean? From my own experience unplugging the O2 sensor hides many of our fuel injection problems. Not...
Re: O2 sensor prices?
Historical mailing list - tbill
Tue, 08 Jul 1997 13:46:05 -0500
Jeff Carver wrote: > > Karl - > > I just purchased a genuine Bosch O2 sensor for $29. I just bot the same for $20 at Western Auto...
Re: O2 sensor. How does it effect performance?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 22 Jun 2004 21:27:11 -0500
If your O2 sensor is bad, you will get a definite mileage improvement with a new one. You can get a generic O2 sensor...
Generic O2 Sensors? - Are they really equivalent?
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:12:13 -0700
...Generic O2 Sensors? - Are they really equivalent? With all the talk about generic O2 sensors, maybe someone can answer something that has been puzzling...
Drop in gas mileage update
Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
Tue, 26 Oct 2004 05:45:10 -0700
...The O2 sensor was gone. However that doesn't solve the problem. Disconnected the O2 sensor. Get .54 volts. When I reconnect the sensor...
wet spastic oxygen sensor
Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 21:11:44 -0500
...I pulled over and disconnected the O2 sensor from the ecu and attached a meter to the O2 sensor wire. It is kind of...
Re: Question about testing O2 sensor with digital meter
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:33:42 -0700
That behavior would tend to indicate at least a partially working O2 sensor. A static test like that can't tell you very much...
Bosch O2 sensor failures
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 13:57:11 -0700
After a early death to my Bus Depot Bosch genrice heated O2 sensor, I sent it to the local Bosch rep. I was told...
Re: '86 still running rich
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 13:09:34 -0500
> The O2 sensor is not working correctly. It shows an > erratic output ranging from 0.3 volts to 1.8 volts. The readings don...
Re: O2-sensor blues and more on '84 1.9L engine
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:18:58 -0400
...Am I in the ballpark? > > With O2-cable unplugged, resistance between connector and ground on cable to O2-sensor is infinite. Resistance between other...
Re: Water in Oxy sensor
Historical mailing list - Denis B�lisle
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 01:47:47 -0800
...Anyway I intend to seal my new one well with oxy sensor safe rtv silicone.! hello Please do not seal O2 sensor O2 sensor...
Re: Gas mileage/o2 sensor 1st report
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:42:24 -0400
Neil, is your O2 sensor heated? Are the heater wires hooked up proper and functioning? If not, the O2 sensor won't provide accurate...
Re: O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:52:54 EST
...The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins...
Re: O2 Sensors, and harness connetion failure
Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 12:52:54 EST
...The O2 sensor doesn't control the ECU, engine, or the AFM. The O2 sensor harness, has been written up in the technical bulletins...
O2 sensor problems
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:00:05 -0800
...So eliminate the O2 signal first, and after all other repairs are accomplised, then re-connect the O2 sensor. I say this because the...
Re: Where's my O2 sensor - 1988 Weekender
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:25:07 -0600
...The O2 sensor scres into the CAT. Converter. On the 84 models its in a different place. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver VWNut...
Re: oops, more questions on O2 sensors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 6 Jun 2005 23:50:08 -0400
Joy, I can not believe that you had a new engine installed and then sent on your way with the O2 sensor disconnected. Yes...
O2 sensor useful life?
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Fri, 14 Aug 1998 12:17:23 -0700
At 10:38 AM 8/14/98, Yi-Ruey Wei wrote: >A O2 sensors generally last only 30K to 60K? Then why Vanagon(88...
update: melted oxygen sensor wires and no start fun
Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
Tue, 3 Sep 2002 19:48:22 EDT
To update my melted O2 sensor wires problem: I got the Vanagon home (towed) and started looking at the melted O2 sensor wires and...
Re: O2 Sensors
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 01:03:01 -0500
...O2 Sensors I need to replace the O2 Sensor on my 88 GL. My local Bosch distributor has a generic Bosch unit listed in...
Re: O2 Sensor - situation 90' 2.1 (kinda long)
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:07:27 -0400
You can purchase an O2 bung to weld into the exhaust pipe rather than just a nut. 1.9 engines have the O2 sensor...
o2 sensor question again sorry
Historical mailing list - Richard Williams
Sat, 8 Feb 2003 21:49:06 -0800
...From past experience, a bad o2 sensor can burn out the cat converter. Running without the o2 sensor will do the same thing. My...
94 Golf (No Vanagon Content)
Historical mailing list - Suniga, Durby
Tue, 5 May 1998 09:52:46 -0700
...This would be the third O2 for the Golf. The original O2 sensor was replaced with a 2nd O2 sensor under warranty at 47K...
Oxygen Sensor Simulator
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 15 Nov 2006 20:58:30 -0800
for all those O2 sensor aficionados on the list: http://www.bobblick.com/techref/projects/o2sensor/o2sim/o2sim.html Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted...
Re: O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 28 Dec 2012 11:13:15 -0800
...The ECU watches the Temp2 sensor and ignores the O2 reading unless the Temp2 shows the engine coolant temp to have reached a warm...
O2 sensors effect on power
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:22:11 -0800
The O2 sensor is only used on engines with catalytic convertors. The pre cat Bosch fuel injection system is quite capable of giving accurate...
O2 sensors effect on power
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Tue, 6 Mar 2001 09:22:11 -0800
The O2 sensor is only used on engines with catalytic convertors. The pre cat Bosch fuel injection system is quite capable of giving accurate...