

| Subject: | Re: O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!) |
| From: | William Dummitt |
| Date: | Tue, 31 Oct 2000 19:38:08 EST |
Actually, there is a difference in digifant and digijet systems in this regard. Digijets ground through the exhaust system, as David says. Digifants ground through pin 19 of the ECU, through a brown wire that emerges from the same bundle as the distributor wiring. This system is insulated from the body of the sensor - you cannot replace the pin 19 ground by grounding the sensor body. If pin 19 can't find a good ground, the oxygen sensor signal will vary wildly and the van will run terribly. Many a mechanic has blindly replaced AFM's and other sensors wondering why he can't get the van to run right when the only problem was a loose wire on the left head. If you have a digitool, you can disconnect the pin 19 ground and watch the oxygen sensor signal go haywire. Bill St. Louis, MO www.geocities.com/wdummitt
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