Date:         Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:01:16 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: O2 sensor substitute
Comments: To: Kai Mei <kai@NEWCLEAR.US>
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I'm sorry but I didn't check for the 3 wire sensors in that I needed one
for my 1.9.

I was leaving on a long trip that morning and, in that they didn't have
in stock the sensor my engine called for nor a generic (no connector), I
opted for this one.

My 1.9 only gets, at best, around 17 mpg when in open loop and I didn't
want to start out on a 2,000 plus trip that way.  I figured, for $16.00,
it was worth a try and I was pleasantly surprised that my first tank of
fuel netted over 21 mpg.

My purpose for posting was to say that a sensor intended for another
application might just work in a pinch.

Mike
Houlton, Maine



Kai Mei wrote:
> That's really cheap, can we get one with a heater for $16 bucks? The
> 2.1 use a warmup coil, so it's a 3 wire setup.
>
>
> On Oct 25, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Mike Collum wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I just returned home from a trip to southwestern Virginia via BusDepot
>> (no ... I couldn't be there for buses by the Depot) and I averaged
>> 20.84
>> mpg in my '85 1.9 Westy.  That's the average for the entire 2,712 mile
>> trip which included hills, some city driving, and some periods of
>> going
>> 70 mph so as not to become a road hazard.
>>
>> The morning I left I replaced my bad O2 sensor with one from VIP (a
>> flaps) which cost me $16.00.  I cut off the connector and spliced
>> in the
>> VW female spade.  Here's the one I got:
>>
>> http://www.oextrabrand.com/web_app/oex_bgbulk.aspx
>>
>> In that the Westy performed flawlessly and the mileage figures were
>> pretty good, I'd say it was a good choice.
>>
>> Mike
>> Houlton, Maine
>