Cleaning O2 Sensors
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This procedure will clean the O2 at the same time you test it. Basically you are burning all the crud off of there.
This procedure will clean the O2 at the same time you test it. Basically you are burning all the crud off of there.
Last edited by bomax; May 31, 2005 at 10:09 PM.
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You really cannot CLEAN the O2s and make much of a difference
If you look at the tip of the O2 you see very small slits because O2 functions are inside
that tip. A spray cleaner really would not get into those slits very well much less the junk coming out of them.
As O2 ages it gets slower/lazy so if they have more then 30-40K miles they really should be replaced for they might still work but not as well as fairly new ones.
If you look at the tip of the O2 you see very small slits because O2 functions are inside
that tip. A spray cleaner really would not get into those slits very well much less the junk coming out of them.
As O2 ages it gets slower/lazy so if they have more then 30-40K miles they really should be replaced for they might still work but not as well as fairly new ones.
what if you soaked the ends in carb cleaner? I have FLPs and was sick of the exhaust leaks so I used RTV to help out and now my O2 sensors aren't working. I guess the RTV caused this, I wish I would have known. Any suggestions? thanks
-Chris
-Chris
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doesnt some ceratin kinds of rtv have something in them that fouls out o2s? or maybe this was just something else. you can get a new set for 140 bucks, cleaning them is a waste IMO. i tried to spray mine off because i was getting weird readings and the new ones were gonna be a while, it helped, but the new ones made them look shitty, u will be amazed how much of a difference new o2s make
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