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Oxygen sensor tips
What you need to know for mounting and calibration
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Small lambda sensor - great for tuning and for the environment
Here you will find crucial tips to increase the life of your lambda sensor. These include placement, tuning and air calibration. The lambda sensor monitors the oxygen content in the exhaust and regulates it. This ensures optimal combustion and thus the is lambda sensor an essential part of professional tuning. In addition, it also does something good for the planet, as it also reduces pollutant emissions.
Important tips for maximising your oxygen sensor’s service life
With the Innovate Broadband Oxygen Sensor, you can carefully monitor the engine’s air/fuel ratio. Especially with tuned engines, it is very important to keep an eye on the oxygen sensor value, as this acts as useful life insurance, boosting your engine’s service life. Many vehicles have a fixed, specified value under full load so that you don’t notice whether the engine is running too lean or too rich in serial condition. In addition, the display has a wide measuring range of approx. 0.5 to 1.5. In order to optimise accuracy, positioning and calibration are very important.
Attaching the oxygen sensor:
Ideally, the probe should be located about 60cm downstream of the cylinder head outlets when the exhaust gases flow through an exhaust pipe. Condensation can destroy a sensor very quickly. It is best to mount the sensor between 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock. This protects it from water on the underside of the exhaust pipe. Ideally, mounting should be at 12 o'clock. The stainless steel weld-in ring must be cleanly welded so that no fresh air is introduced into the air stream.
Calibration:
To calibrate the lambda sensor correctly, it must be connected and in fresh air (removed). This is the only way to ensure the accuracy of a wideband lambda sensor. During calibration the display shows CAL. After approximately 3 months, the lambda sensor should be recalibrated to maintain accuracy. Excessively rich air/fuel mixtures, improper sensor placement, or oil consumption can reduce sensor life.
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