Oxygen Sensor

[Dave]

just a random thought.  my ur-q was idling high and the dealer wanted to
replace the isv telling me that it was not servicable. a bill of $us500.
on the back of that i bought vag-com and found that i had a bad temp
sender.  replaced that $30 part and i was good to go.

dave
¹08 rs6 avant
¹12 vw alltrack



On 29/05/15 4:40 am, David Vanden <dvanden46 at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>How much do you want for the O2 sensors?  Are they Bosch?  What type of
>connections do they have?  Mine is three wire with the two connections.
>
>I have it idling down to about 950 rpm's which isn't bad.  While the
>temperature sensor reads within acceptable limits it seems like the engine
>is running a little hot.  I did some tests and I think the thermostat is
>stuck, so that is the next thing to fix.
>
>I think the idle stabilization valve is working.  It is definitely doing
>something.  When I hook it up  and look at it with it getting juice it
>buzzes and stays in one position then opens for a second and immediately
>closes again.  I think it must function differently when hooked up to the
>air intake.  Does anyone know otherwise?
>
>I have a confession. Part of the reason it has started running a little
>differently is because I installed the Bosch Motorsport 044 fuel pump.
>However, that is causing other problems to be revealed so perhaps it is
>just as well.  Once those ideosyncrasies are  fixed  I hope I can keep
>running it on that fuel pump after all the effort I put into installing
>it.  My God is it noisy though. For about 55 dollars I can try to guiet it
>down some by installing Silicone Silencer Cradle Kit for Bosch 044 Racing
>Fuel Pump.  Has anyone ever tried using one of these?  If so, what did you
>think?
>
>Thanks for all the help*.*
>
>David
>