L30 SCT
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i have just been on the phone to autovaux and they said that the 3 wire lambo sensors are being replaced with the one wire lambo sensors.
has anyone else heard anything else about this. i have bought one and should be getting it tomorrow.
please tell me i havent been told a heap of shit. 
[Edited on 03-11-2006 by L30 SCT]
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ed
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What does a lambo sensor do? Does it let you know if Italian sports cars are going to overtake you?
Three wire lambda sensors are needed if your car had one in the first place, the extra wires are for the heating element in the sensor, if that circuit is not complete then the ECU will throw a fault up... So I would guess they aren't being discontinued as you need one.
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L30 SCT
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am just telling you what i have been told from autovaux. also i have done a search and found there was another post similar to this where the boy had been told the same thing.
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Teknologikal
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Confused, I always thought the lambda sensor was the sensor attached to the exhaust manifold....which is one wire anyway?? Correct me if I'm wrong.
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L30 SCT
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i am correcting you your wrong. 
it is connected to your exhaust manifold but some of the lambda sensors came with three wires. two of the wires were for heating the sensor up. the ones with one wire use the exhaust gases to heat the sensor up. i have read that using the 1 wire one will still work the same but will show a fault code on the ecu
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Teknologikal
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Ah okay.....is it for newer cars then...maybe post 97? I've seen 3 variants all from pre 97 cars (namely Corsa, Astra, Cavalier) and all had one wire.
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L30 SCT
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my car just like to have every part different from every other corsa.
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Dave A
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yes, join the club. I had the same with my c16xe gsi.
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