[V8] oxygen sensor

[Seamus O'Carey]

The internet? I don't recall. Actually that might be the one I got for my
5cyl cars. The one we want for our V8's might from the 5 liter Mustangs.

Can someone else chime in on this?

Seamus

On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 6:41 PM, chris brown <sacheldog at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  thanks i looked it up. it is pretty cheap. Are you sure it will work? it
> looks like the same thing.  Where did you hear this?
>
> > Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:15:47 -0700
> > From: cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com
> > To: V8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: Re: [V8] oxygen sensor
> >
> > I think you can use one from a Chevy S-10, Bosch # 15718. It has 4 wires,
> > but the 4th wire you just attach to ground. The important thing though is
> > it's about $25.
> >
> > Seamus
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 5:38 PM, Chris Brown <sacheldog at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > I got the 1990 v8 up on ramps tonight and gave the old oxygen sensor a
> > > good soaking. I didnt attempt to remove it.
> > > Upon further examination i noticed the unit in the car has 2 whit and 1
> > > black wires. The unit i purchased is only 1 white and 1 black. I dont
> think
> > > im going to put this one in. (it was cheaper by about 35 dollars)
> > >
> > > The car is running way to rich once it warms up. Even more so since i
> > > changed the fuel filter. (more fuel) i suppose. Its also getting awful
> gas
> > > mileage. At times its running so poor at idle when warm im wondering if
> > > she's firing on all 8. So i pulled plugs one at a time and all 8 are
> > > firing. Its a subtle difference but there is a difference when wires
> are
> > > pulled one at a time.
> > >
> > > When i start the car when engine is entirely cold, it runs great for
> > > about a minute. It also seems to run great over 3000 rpms. Which is
> hard to
> > > do sometime in Connecticut traffic.
> > >
> > > I had a bad distributer cap and the result was a red hot CAT a few
> months
> > > ago. That issue has been fixxed but i think i must have ruined the o2
> > > sensor that day.
> > > How much would a shop charge me to pull all codes?
> > >
> > > I need to get this this thing running perfectly for the winter season.
> > > thanks
> > > Chris 1990 v8
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