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It detects the amount of oxygen in the exhaust gas compared to the outside air. Most are made with a closed-end tub of cermic zirconia, the zirconia genreates an electrical signal that is sent to the car's main computer (ECU or ECM). The computer adjusts the amount of fuel injected into the engine based partially on the signal coming from the O2 sensor.
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What sensor be used in a car?
o2 sensor.
Examples of a sensor in a car?
Mass air flow sensor, O2 sensor
Is O2 sensor part of internal engine?
depends on the kind of car
Where is o2 sensor bank2 sensor located on a 2001 BMW 3series?
The bank 2 pre cat O2 sensor is in the rear exhaust manifold, the bank2 post cat O2 sensor is under the car after the catalytic converter, P/S nest to transmission.
What sensor is bank 1 sensor 1?
It depends on your vehicle. Bank 1 is the O2 sensor on the same side of the car as cylinder number one (or the odd cylinders). Sensor 1 indicates the O2 sensor before the Catalytic Converter.
How do you replace o2 sensor bank 2 sensor 2 on 2000 cougar?
Should be the rearmost O2 sensor in bank 2. Use a wrench or O2 sensor socket to get it out. Unplug it first from the harness so it doesn't get all twisted and damage the plug on the car's harness.
What happens when an o2 sensor goes bad?
When an O2 sensor is bad your car will not run efficiently. You will use more gas than you would normally use on a trip.
What is the work of the O2 sensor?
An O2 sensor is used to check the level oxygen in your blood. On a car it measures the oxygen content of the exhaust to the adjust air/fuel ratio
Location of map sensor on 2003 fiesta 1.4 tdci?
hai my car is ford fiesta zetec 2003 5door ,in my cay o2 sensor have fault .can you tell me how many o2 sensor are there and were is location
Where is the oxygen sensor located on your 1997 subaru legacy?
Both o2 sensors are located on catalytic converter. Sensor closest to front of car is upstream sensor. Sensor closest to rr of car is downstream sensor.
Where is the bank 1 sensor 1 o2 sensor located on a 98 town car?
Bank 1 on that Town car would be the passenger side of the engine. Bank 1 Sensor 1 would be the first O2 sensor in the passenger side exhaust after the engine but before the catalytic converter.
Where's the O2 sensor on a 92 S Blazer 4.3L V6?
The O2 sensor is on the top of the exhaust pipe on the passanger side of the car near the junction of the engine and transmission.
