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• Re: Generic or VW O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 10:58:56 -0600
  ...Can someone tell me where the O2 sensor is on my 81? I can't even find the crazy thing to unplug it. ds...
• O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor-follow up, still having problems
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:17:12 -0500
  ...O2 sensor type problem after replacing O2 sensor Here's some close up shots of the green coaxial O2 wire on my '88 2...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 12:19:55 -0700
  ...O2 sensors brand quality difference? Well, here's another question, and thanks. Is there any problem installing an unheated one in my particular application...
• Solved! Re: Rich Running....Vanagon Syndrome? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:11:14 +0000
  ...It was a ground fault on the shielding on the O2 wire. It was a self inflicted problem. The new O2 sensor had a...
• Re: Subject: 84, rich running, help request...
  Historical mailing list - Cliff Ober
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:24:52 -0500
  ...Temp sensor is new, as is O2 sensor; outputs from both seem to be in spec as much as I can tell with just...
• Re: oxy sensor check
  Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
  Sun, 28 Apr 2002 23:56:04 -0600
  ...I don't know of a o2 sensor that will fit this port. Its should have a 3/8" cap on it I think...
• Re: EV Problems/cost - O2 sensor useful life?
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 11:58:37 -0500
  Michael, So you're saying I need a new O2 sensor on my Jetta once for every 15K - 20K miles since the factory maintenance...
• Re: 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:31:29 -0500
  ...As for the O2 sensor, could the coax give problem with the O2 sensor disconnected? I suppose it could, as it's connected to...
• ECU reset, O2 voltage stability
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:20:11 -0800
  ...So I am looking closely at the O2 sensor which was very recently replaced. My first question is about the Digifant I ECU. I...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - James
  Wed, 4 Feb 2015 22:14:56 -0500
  ...Removing stuck O2 sensor > > A low or stumbling idle when cold that clears up when the engine is warm > (and is not the O2...
• O2 Sensor Replacment options
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 07:26:29 -0800
  ...O2 Sensors > I had a Bosch generic three wire O2 sensor go bad after it was a month > old. The Bosch representative said it...
• Re: 1987 Syncro Bogging/jerking/hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Dana E Hager
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 20:24:43 -0800
  ...temp sensor, O2 sensor, injectors, fuel pressure. I will let you know what I find out. Dana E Hager Nazareth, PA
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:08:50 -0700
  As mentioned before, you should check the function of the o2 sensor using a multimeter. It isn't hard to do. If you suspect...
• Re: Cough, Choke, Splutter!
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 19 Mar 2002 23:20:36 -0500
  ...My fix (after many, many sensor changes) was to run a new O2 ground wire from the ECU connector back to the engine and...
• Re: Electrical Connections/ Silicone Sprays/ Pipe cleaners
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 21:03:34 EST
  ...Silicone is (supposedly) extremely hazardous to the > health of the O2 sensor. It will irreversible contaminate it. I too like > the way it shines...
• Re: Generic O2 Sensors - What is the real deal?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 10:35:59 -0700
  I have run both Walker and Bosch Generic O2 Sensors for years on various vehicles I've owned without any problems to speak of...
• 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...
• Re: O2 sensor testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Jan 2003 11:33:46 -0600
  ...Is there a way to run without the O2 >> sensor >> and trick the ECU into running lean? > > > No, if the sensor is open the...
• Cough, Choke, Splutter!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 04:09:12 +0000
  ...The O2 sensor, which should have been running around .5 volts, was, IIRC, over 9 volts (!), so I moved the stuff out of the...
• Re: Question about temp II sensor and bad running
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:17:55 -0500
  ...net> wrote: >> >>> >>> Zero volts shows a bad sensor, assuming proper measurement setup. >>> >>> Replacing the o2 sensor is the logical step now. Then you need...
• Re: Syncro stutter
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:43:23 -0800
  Funny - I was having similar problems and closely watching this post...I > replaced the O2 sensor and found the symptoms returning a few days...
• 1988 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Overley (by way of Ron Lussier )
  Mon, 21 Jul 1997 13:00:35 -0700
  How long will my vanagon run with the O2 sensor disconnected?
• Re: O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 26 Jul 1996 12:40:36 +0000
  ...O2 sensors: 1-wire to replace 3-wire? > Hi. I've asked around for the last few days, and every parts store is > telling...
• Re: Stubborn oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:21:03 -0500
  ...I was amazed, the > first time I tried it on a rusted up mess of an O2 sensor! > > mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re: 1.9 l question
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 15 May 2001 10:21:41 EDT
  ...If the O2 sensor is connected and the engine is warmed up the O2 sensor could be wigging because it is expecting to read...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 18:44:42 -0800
  ...If it goes away you have it easy - Replace the O2 sensor that is your culprit. If the O2 sensor is OK and assuming...
• Running Rich - O2 sensor reading low?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:30:26 -0800
  ...This started to happen with increased frequency on the road trip, ONLY ON GRADES, so I disconnected the O2 sensor and she ran great...
• Re: Generic O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:04:39 -0400
  > We are having problems with the Bosch O2 Sensor as > well. What are some other Vanagon-specific sensors > that we could look at? The...
• Re: Having trouble getting a good idle when cold and the computer functioning
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:35:52 -0500
  ...However, RE O2 sensors, here are a couple of things to ascertain. First, make sure the sensor is grounded in some way other than...
• Oxygen sensor and fuel reg. replacement....
  Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
  Wed, 28 Aug 2002 00:46:38 -0400
  I just replaced my fuel regulator on the advice of my mechanic, and am about to replace the O2 sensor - the O2 sensor needs...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:06:29 -0800
  ...Sounds almost like an O2 sensor or maybe even temp2 sensor issue to me. Have you tried unplugging the O2 sensor lead to see...
• Digifant de-evolution?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sutton
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 10:32:16 -0400
  ...There is this quirk though- it was running rich before, and still does, unless I run it with the brand new o2 sensor and...
• Re: HELP NEEDED ON THE ROAD
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:49:03 -0400
  ...The gas mileage was not as horrible as when I have had an O2 sensor go bad, and I had more high speed and...
• Stubborn oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:15:32 -0500
  ...I was amazed, the first time I tried it on a rusted up mess of an O2 sensor! mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
• Re.Hego sensor Working
  Historical mailing list - Denis B\ilisle
  Sun, 08 Jun 1997 03:42:53 -0700
  ...O2 sensor question Message-ID: <Pine.ULT.3.91.970606093621.23470a-100000@scooter.cc.wwu.edu> The O2 sensor is in closed loop while...
• Re: (no subject)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:36:20 EDT
  ...Does the O2 sensor light activate solely due to the odometer device or does it also respond to a malfunctioning sensor >> Solely due to...
• CO Adjusting Screw, Throttle Valve Switch Test Light Video etc.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:23:05 -0700
  ...Then, with a DVOM connected to the single O2 sensor lead, engine warm at idle, sensor showed voltage hovering around 0.8 volts but...
• 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: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 30 Oct 2014 10:12:02 -0700
  ...the O2 sensor i again modulating the fuel mix > properly....When running with the O2 sensor disconnected from the ECU, I > was seeing around...
• Re: O2 Sensor problem
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:42:19 -0500
  (With meter on sensor and ground connect battery between ground and sensor input and you should see the mixtre go lean and the O2...
• update (was RE: oops, more questions on O2 sensors
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 23:31:50 -0400
  Hi all, Thanks to everyone who provided info on O2 sensors and materials to read about the fuel injection system. And thanks to everyone...
• Re: O2 Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:02:00 -0600
  ...Checked the voltage output from the >> O2 >> sensor (disconnected) and just wildly varies from about .05V to about >> .15V, >> nowhere near the .45V ish...
• Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:26:00 EST
  ...Glows red when there is too much fuel Temp II sensor failure. Bad O2 sensor also. Robert [text/html]
• Re: Generic O2 sensor installation
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 18:53:20 -0800
  On 11/9/05, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote: > > I am ready to install a new O2 sensor in my van, and it...
• Re: Generic O2 sensor installation
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 23:17:30 -0600
  ...I don't know where I got the notion that this single wire O2 sensor could be substituted for the 3 wire version, but...
• Re: My turn with the O2 sensor issue.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 7 Jan 2012 11:17:50 -0500
  ...My turn with the O2 sensor issue. Hi, I only test them while connected to the ecu ..and engine running, warmed up. if it...
• Re: Cat Bypass Pipe "pros & cons"
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:02:33 -0700
  I have hear that without the CAT the O2 sensor won't work correctly because of lack of back pressure. If you really want...
• Re: Inconsistent stumbling on resume throttle..Was "vanagon syndrome?"
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 25 Jun 2014 20:25:16 -0700
  ...And yes, the O2 sensor would do better if it got a reading from all four cylinders rather than just two, like it does...
• Re: My turn with the O2 sensor issue.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 13:33:51 -0800
  ...My turn with the O2 sensor issue. I’ve got that issue where the van runs fine cold then gets sluggish when warm. Mileage...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:01:53 EST
  In a message dated 12/11/02 12:06:11 PM, eunrau@yahoo.ca writes: << My O2 sensor has 3 wires (two white, one...
• My turn with the O2 sensor issue.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 14:34:05 -0500
  ...When I disconnect the O2 sensor it runs better warm. I connected the volt meter and while disconnected it ranged from 0V at cold...
• Re: Vanagon trivia - name THAT part!
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:58:28 -0700
  ...This is a European Syncro > DJ-code 112 hp liter engine with an O2 sensor and a Catalytic converter. > The Lambda Sensor Control Unit...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 28 Aug 2010 to 29 Aug 2010 - Special issue (#2010-850)
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:00:21 -0700
  Finally got around to replacing my '88's O2 sensor. I was dreading it because of the general condition of the exhaust system, very...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:28:03 +0000
  ...They talk about "slow" sensors also. I have some info > >>>>> (plus > >>>>> my O2 sensor monitor) on my website : http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > >>>>> Ken Lewis...
• Re: O2 sensor is a thermistor (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 17:08:31 -0400
  ...In simple terms, the O2 sensor is >measuring the exhaust gas temperature. Not really temperature, but really the amount of oxygen in the exhaust...
• A Christmas Goose
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:11:51 -0800
  ...Walker SVX O2 Sensors drop shipped to MCM per recommendation. I. Measuring the new O2 sensors at the sensors gave 0.011 V (11...
• Re: Billy Bones' never ending story
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 12 Mar 2004 23:03:41 -0600
  Just today, one of the mechanics I talked to attached a meter to the O2 sensor and said it was working fine, and that...
• Re: Condensor for 90A alternator
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 12:02:45 GMT
  Shawn; The range is zero to one volt on the O2 sensor after it has warmed up. I have more O2 info on my...
• re: Re: O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Dec 95 14:14:09 PST
  ...when my '85 failed emmisions (Portland Oregon) I hoped for a quick fix by replacing the O2 sensor. To my pleasant suprise it did...
• Re: O2 Sensors
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:06:30 -0500
  ...The major variables in commercial automotive O2 sensors are the physical mounting, the connector, and conceivably the characteristics of the heater. The actual sensor...