Oxygen sensors

[cobram at juno.com]

Well, I asked a Porsche mechanic, we all know they're better than
Mercedes mechanics.  He explained that it all depends on what kind of
muffler bearings are used in your car.  Since Audi uses the new style
centrifugal muffler bearings,  which naturally draw air through the
keebler pin assembly, it's a moot point.
 
BCNU,
http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
Most conversations are simply monologues delivered in the presence of
witnesses.
 
 radek at istar.ca writes:
> 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?