Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:08:55 -0700
Reply-To: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From: Zoltan <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject: Re: OXS light
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I had this happening to my Westy too and the service guy told me to
disconnect the blue white wire that's connected at the relay under the
driver's seat. After that no more. But I can't tell if it would have come
on when the counter done with the sixty thousand miles.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Sittser" <ssittservl@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 9:44 PM
Subject: OXS light
My OXS light on the dashboard has started flickering.
The O2 sensor was replaced a few months back; a month or so later,
the light came on. I tried (many times) to reset the mileage counter by
pressing the button on the speedometer cable box, as described on
vanagon.com. It wouldn't work, though - the light stayed on. The
mechanic that replaced the O2 sensor tried the same thing, and the
light still stayed on. He noticed that a couple of the wires that lead
to the box had been clipped by somebody (some previous mechanic,
I assume). I tried a few days later, and reseated the electrical connector
(with its remaining wires) on the speedometer cable box, and the light
finally went off.
Now, though, the light's begun to flicker and come on occasionally.
Is there any reason I can't just unplug the wires from the speedometer
cable box? I've looked at the wiring diagrams in the Bentley manual,
and I'm confused by additional wires that appear to lead to surprising
places (surprising to me) and have no obvious relationship to the
O2 sensor mileage counter. I'm worried that if I unplug the wires then
the fuel pump will only run when the left turn signal is on, or the horn
will beep when I put on the brakes, or I'll cause some similar electrical
mystery that will suddenly manifest itself on a dirt road far from home
while I'm playing that banjo music from "Deliverance" on the CD player.
Any thoughts?
Oh, and if we get the light to stay off permanently, I promise to remember
to replace the O2 sensor when I hit 240,000 miles.
Thanks for the help.
-Steven Sittser
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