[s-cars] Universal 02 sensors and more...

[RM]

Chris is quite right. I spent about 80 hours at Bosch headquarters learning 
their systems a few years back. Every other night we'd take the instructor 
out for dinner and drinks, and after a few rounds we'd get him to divuldge 
juicy details that he wasnt supposed to talk about in class. One was that 
most pre-OBD-2 Euro O2 sensors are relatively the same internally, it was in 
fact the connector and length of wire that was different. The other 
difference internally was the where the sensor is to be placed in the 
exhaust system, as far as how far downstream it should be. A sensor that is 
placed in the exhaust manifold is not the same as one placed near the cat. 
Usually EM sensors don't have heaters, but that's not always the case. 
Anyway, best bet is to always go with the correct P#, but in pre-96 cars, 
you  can afford to play with the universals or ones that simply fit. Anyway, 
in an attmept to get my 94S4 into the 20mpg and higher range, last night i 
replaced the O2 sensor with the 13019, swapped in a warmer t-stat, gave it a 
good fuel injection and top end cleaning service. I'll be putting a good 2k 
miles on n the next few weeks, so we'll see!

Rolf
94 UrS4
02 AR
90 90 20vtq

Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:46:54 -0500
From: Rokas Reipa <quattrorokas at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Universal O2 sensor for AAN?
To: chris at force5auto.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
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That's good news. Now this may be a dumb question: as far as sensing
oxygen, are all 3-wire bosch oxygen sensors the same? The only thing
that's different is the connector? Or do the internals differ also?

Rokas
95.5 S6



> Need to read between the lines to get the best deal, the 15735 is just a
> 15715 minus the splice kit. But the best deal is still the 13019, since 
> it's
> an 80's spec Ford/Linc/Merc application that fits a bazillion cars. Bosch
> has more of these available than most any other sensor. Just hack off the
> Ford plug and splice onto your existing old oxy harness.
>
> -Cheers
> Chris Semple
> Concord NH
> '92 S4
>   '93 E350 Club
>      '04 F350 DRW
>
>



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