o2 whire shilding.
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o2 whire shilding.
I noticed that my o2 whire have both the shilding and the core connected to the core of the new o2 sensor ...
I think iI read somewhere in here that it was bad to have it like that ... shall I just remove the shielding ?? or do i have to get a shilded o2 sensor?
/bo, cant search on o2 !
I think iI read somewhere in here that it was bad to have it like that ... shall I just remove the shielding ?? or do i have to get a shilded o2 sensor?
/bo, cant search on o2 !
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If you do that, you'll send the O2 signal to ground, and neither the A/F gaige or ECU will get a signal. The shield wire must be completely seperate from the signal wire. If even one strand is touching, you'll get no signal.
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It will work if connected with an unshielded wire, but the shielded signal is slightly more accurate.
I suspect the main reason for shielding the O2 wire is to prevent heat damage over time.
I suspect the main reason for shielding the O2 wire is to prevent heat damage over time.
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NZ's right- anytime you're dealing with "micro voltages" that can be manipulated via external electro-magnetic forces (mostly AC voltages & ignition systems), you've got to shield the wire...about 1/4 of wiring in a modern jet aircraft is shielded- fuel quantity, communications, navigation, O2 sensors (just kidding)
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I have a plain wire on mine... had to replace it from sensor to ecu as stock one shorted somewhere in the harness... maybe I'm losing .001% gas milage. but maybe I'm gaining it instead
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