ellclover
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Registered: 19th Jan 05
Location: derby
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right peeps my engine managment light came on today! so i took it to a mate with a tester and it said the oxygen sensor was faulty! what does this actually do?
my car seems a bit sluggish at the mo! could this be the reason???
thanx
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greengoddess
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Registered: 17th Jun 03
Location: Northern Ireland, formerly Enfield North London
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It determines how much air/fuel mixture to use based on engine load and throttle position.
I think, someone correct me if i'm wrong
[Edited on 08-02-2005 by greengoddess]
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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thought it was another name for the lambda sensor in the exhaust....
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Will94
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Registered: 1st Nov 02
Location: Nr. Ipswich, Suffolk
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yeah its another word for a lambda sensor, pretty easy to change! No too expensive either, between £20-30 i think
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IntaCepta
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Mill Hill East, Greater London
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yup its just ur lambda sensor,
nothin to worry about, just get it changed,
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ellclover
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Location: derby
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will this of affected the speed?
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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^^ it'll fuel wrongly so yeah
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TOMAS
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Vauxhall ones go for around £140... universal ones are about £40 from Helfrauds
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MoNkEy MaGiC
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Registered: 12th Apr 03
Location: West - London Drives: Corsa GSi
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yeah, vauxhall near my area said £90 for new one!!! u can get universal one for around £30... but i dont know if it will be fully compatable!
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Andy
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Registered: 28th Dec 99
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- there are a number of after-market lambda sensors that will work fine and save you ££££s over the Vaux item. Any decent motor factor should be able to help - as Tomas says - expect to pay around £40
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Will94
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Registered: 1st Nov 02
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NGK/NTK do car specific ones now, no more than 40 on the outside!
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TOMAS
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Registered: 7th Aug 02
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Im gonna be changing mine soon on the redtop to try and help improve fuel economy so i'll be going for one of the universal ones and just chop/connect the wires.
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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my o2 sensor went down about a week ago..
got it fixed under warrenty.
but my car seemed pretty nippy while it was fucked.. overfueling i think
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