O2 sensor test

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O2 sensor test

Postby rjkoop » Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:29 pm

Tested my O2 sensor. I left the wire hooked up (the PO had already spliced into it to check I guess) and as the car was warming up I got between .1V and .6V. Once car warmed up and idling well I raised the RPMs to 2000 and I got pretty much a solid .85 on the voltmeter. No adjustment of the AFM mixture screw made a difference on the RPM. So does this mean that my O2 sensor is bad?

I do have the O2 sensor removing socket and was able to attach a breaker car and get some good leverage. It felt really stuck and didn't want to break it. I'm thinking about doing a few evenings of penetrating oil, then heating engine up and trying breaker bar again. Is this what most people do? I've heard others just cut the wire and use a regular socket.

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Re: O2 sensor test

Postby kilrwail » Mon Apr 10, 2017 5:18 pm

I f you know you're going to replace it, just cut the wire and go.
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Re: O2 sensor test

Postby So Cal Mark » Tue Apr 11, 2017 12:27 am

you need to artificially richen and lean the mixture to see if the sensor responds
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Re: O2 sensor test

Postby rjkoop » Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:23 am

According to this guide...

http://www.hiperformancestore.com/ljetronic.htm

... the spring (the one held in place by the W thingy) setting controls the mixture. My O2 sensor may be fine because I'm definitely seeing voltage changes from .1V -> .9V. And I get a consistent .85V when warm and at 2000rpm. But I see in this post .9V at 2500rpm may be ok?

http://www.fiatspider.com/f15/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=27531&p=214806&hilit=afm+spring+tension#p214806

I'm a little confused but I'm thinking it runs well enough. Let's close it up and drive it!

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Re: O2 sensor test

Postby klweimer » Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:36 am

A couple of thoughts. If you have a volt meter hooked up, take the car for a drive and see how the O2 sensor responds under different loads. If it's good, it will be moving continuously. Or, for the $20-$30 it takes to replace it, just do that.
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Re: O2 sensor test

Postby rjkoop » Tue Apr 11, 2017 7:41 am

klweimer wrote:A couple of thoughts. If you have a volt meter hooked up, take the car for a drive and see how the O2 sensor responds under different loads. If it's good, it will be moving continuously. Or, for the $20-$30 it takes to replace it, just do that.
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Yep. Honestly just worried about breaking the stupid thing when removing it. Otherwise I would have done it by now. I've had a few 'this will take 10 mins to do' morph into a huge pain in the *ss. :shock:

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Re: O2 sensor test

Postby rjkoop » Tue Apr 11, 2017 6:39 pm

Got it running good. A question though...

I marked the position of the AFM tension spring before I adjusted the spring tension wheel. It may have let go and spun loose. I was able to set it back again but am wondering if it could have unspun a full revolution plus some. I don't think so and probably only spun about 14 teeth but just wanted to make sure.

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Re: O2 sensor test

Postby rjkoop » Thu Apr 13, 2017 6:19 pm

Removed the o2 (oxygen) sensor with a 22mm socket and a breaker bar. Actually came off easily which I think is the 1st thing on this car that has done that! :shock:

I think it needed to be replaced...
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Cut the old wire so hopefully it's easy to get the new wire with the rubber housing through the firewall.

Got it at CAPS in Ottawa... $33. Canadian Tire wanted $85 for the EXTRA SAME SENSOR. Idiots!

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