Solder or Crimp O2

[Efraim]

As far as I know, O2 wires are nickel plated and therefore difficult to
solder. If you used professional crimping tool you would not increase
resistance of the crimp junction. I crimped mine and placed shrink tube over
each wire. So far it works just fine.
Efraim
'88 5KCDTQ  321K km (199K mi) , 1.8 Bar
'90 90 96K km (60K mi)
Vancouver, Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Quattro King" <quattroking at hotmail.com>
To: "Audi Quattro" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: September 14, 2000 2:01 AM
Subject: Solder or Crimp O2


> I am installing a new O2 sensor in the 4ksq.  Should I just crimp it with
> some H20 proof connectors or do I need to solder it?  I am mostly
concerned
> about degradation of the connection over time and concerned about added
> resistance.
>
> TIA,
>
> Shayne P.
>
>
>
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