OXS?

[Huw Powell]

> > soo i go get in my
> > car and low and behold another light is on! whats the
> > OXS light mean? (its not blinking). Thank you to
> > anyone that has maybe some not so bad news cause its
> > been a really bad day!
>
> It's not bad.  It's just a mileage counter activated reminder
> light that your oxygen sensor is due for replacement.
> You *should* replace the sensor to ensure proper performance
> emissions and economy.  Then, you can reset the light by pressing
> a little button on the mileage counter box.

testing should be enough, those counters are for 30k miles and an OXS
can last a lot longer than that.

> You don't state what year and model of car you have, but I assume
> it's an 80s Audi with a mechanical speedometer.  The counter is
> either inside the instrument cluster or under the hood near
> the driver's side hood hinge.  In both cases it would be inline
> with the speedometer cable.

the ones in the cluster are driven off the odometer, not in line with
the speedo cable.  a real pita to get to compared to the early style,
too.  They should be broken, disabled, removed and crushed, rather than
reset.

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Huw Powell

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