I'm thinking about starting a search for the mating "cigarette lighter shaped" mating connector to the generic O2. That would make it a simple plug on. May take some serious discussion with someone from Bosch or some connector company. Cheers, Tom Neal On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > This is a subject that I have been thinking about and also talking to others > about for a while. Talked to a guy that runs a business selling Catalytic > Convertors and also Oxygen sensors. I asked him if splicing the three wire > oxygen sensor was a good idea. He said "No" because the ECU is looking at > microvoltage inputs from the Oxygen Sensor and a butt splice would cause a > resistance (although a small one) that would make the ECU get false readings > (he called it a "lazy" oxygen sensor). He said maybe a solder splice would > be acceptable, but I have seen most folks idea of soldering and it ain't > pretty (leave this to the pros). He said that he only sells direct plug in > oxygen sensors for this reason. He was not financially motivated in telling > me this since he didn't have any 3 wire Vanagon oxygen sensors to sell. This > was merely his experience. > > So does anyone else have an opinion on this one? I mean I would love to sell > the cheapy universal 3 wire sensors but not if they are going to cause > performance problems or loss of mpg in a customer's van. The price > difference is quite a bit though. The universal (u-splice-it) is $30 while > the plug in oxygen sensor is normally $120 (however I have a special on it > for the next couple of days for $100). I would actually make more money > selling the universal one but, as I said, I just don't feel comfortable with > this. > Ken Wilford > Van-Again > John 3:16 > |
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