GMBulley@AOL.COM wrote >Example: The O2 sensor is a critical part of VW's Fuel Management system. It >"burns out" at about 60k. The replacement is simple (less than $100) and then >all is well in the world. Where *some* folks run into trouble, is the O2 >advisory light comes on (a milage-counting light that tells you when you've >gone 60k), they figure, "Hey, the van's still running, I can ignore that". >Wrong. Should've bought a Nissan with that attitude. A bum O2 sensor can cause >a VERY rich mixture, ruining the catalytic converter, and possibly burning >valves, or causing other BIG problems. > Please elaborate...How does a rich mixture burn valves? I'd be interested in a word picture of the process. How rich (stochiometrically speaking) is a "VERY" rich mixture? Seems like you're talking about RAW, unburned fuel left in the combustion chamber after the power stroke? BTW: the recommended change interval in my 1991 Vanagon maintenance booklet for the OXS is at 90Kmiles...as opposed to the 60K for other VW models.
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