[V8] fun with a BMW & smoke out the rear pipes

[Kneale Brownson]

Our V8's Oxy Sensor is the "universal" sold by TPC.  I just cut the wires
at the OEM sensor and spliced in the universal.  I had a terrible time
getting the old sensor out, partly because I'm working on my back with the
car on jack stands, so there's not much room to swing a big wrench/breaker
bar or cheater.  Mine came out with part of the sensor's threads left in
the bung in the exhaust wye, so I also had to run a thread chaser (same as
a spark plug thread chaser) through several times before I could screw the
new one in.

At 04:43 AM 11/22/2003 -0800, Ron Wainwright wrote:
>
> Shawn,
>
>  Thanks for the re,
> I've been getting 20ish on highway & 16-18 in city,
> but I did want to replace the Ox Sensor anyways car
>has 86k so bout time plus it's the original sensor.
> Is the Bosch universal sensor (like $30) going to
>work on the V8's?
> I think the # is 13913? Last time I bought the OE
>sensor it was like $140 so I can just amagine what the
>V8's would cost (since the price is in the connector),
> I don't have any hydraulic leaks thank GOD (as I saie
>that very quietly so car doesn't hear me),
> engine bay is very clean.
>Thanks
>Ron
>87 5ksq many mods original owner
>90 200tqa many mods
>90 V8 pearl 86k 
>
>--- Shawn Head <s4qtro at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> Definitely no turbo.  What has your gas mileage been
>> like lately?  If it has
>> been around 10 MPG you might have a bad Oxygen
>> Sensor.  Start you car up and
>> rev the engine a couple of times while in park.  Get
>> out and see if you have
>> a nice soot mark in you driveway under your tail
>> pipes, it's a pretty sure
>> bet it's the problem.
>> 
>> However, it could also be that you have some
>> hydraulic fluid/oil in your
>> engine bay or on your exhaust that just hadn't
>> burned off.  Since you were
>> running the engine hotter than normal, it could just
>> be burning off the
>> resdue.
>>  
>> 
>> Shawn Head
>> 
>> '91 V8 Pearl/Nautica
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
>> Ron Wainwright
>> Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 8:42 PM
>> To: v8 at audifans.com
>> Subject: [V8] fun with a BMW & smoke out the rear
>> pipes
>> 
>>   Listers,
>> 
>>   Had a fun time racing a BMW a little bit ago,
>>  passed him gettin off one highway to get onto
>> another
>> din't think anything of it till I noticed a bright
>> set
>> of headlights gaining on me
>>  let him get up along side me & then I punched it &
>> noticed he was going with me 
>>  so to cut to the chase we were doing 140ish with
>> him
>> behind me the whole time it was freaking great.
>>  One thing I noticed though while stepping on it I
>> was
>> getting smoke out the rear pipes quiet consistantly 
>> (noticed cause of his bright lights),
>> got home & felt the inside of the rear pipes &
>> noticed
>> alot of black sooty wet stuff.
>>  Was I burning oil? Do I need to do the valve steam
>> seals?
>>  I was gettin that on my 200tqa & had to replace the
>> steam seals, after ruling out the turbo. But as you
>> all now the V8 doesn't have a turbo (or does it?)
>> anyways anyone have any thoughts?.
>> Thanks
>> Ron
>> 87 5ksq many mods
>> 90 200tqa many mods
>> 90 V8 pearl 86k
>> 
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