Oxygen sensors

[Robert Myers]

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Or...  Perhaps they suspect that the usual shade tree wrench lacks 
soldering skills but can manage to use a BF pair of pliers (crimping tool).

Bob

At 10:42 AM 9/18/2009, Joshua Van Tol wrote:
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>Which is why those generic oxygen sensor kits use crimp connectors, with a
>heat shrink over top.
>
>On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 8:57 AM, <radek at istar.ca> wrote:
>
> > Hi guys;
> >
> > An interesting point came up during my conversations with a Mercedes
> > tech from whom my son was buying his first Audi.  He maintained that
> > the practice of splicing in a generic oxygen sensor to an old
> > connector (something I've been doing for years) is not a good idea
> > because it deprives the sensor from access to outside air, which is
> > used for reference.
> >
> > He said that modern sensors do not have an opening for sampling
> > outside air but instead, get access to it through the wires.
> > Consequently, soldering the wires and sealing the connection closes
> > the opening and the sensor gets no access to outside air.
> >
> > What do you guys make out of this?
> > Cheers;
> >
> > Radek
> > 91 V8Q 5-sp
> > 88 90Q
> >
> >
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