Thread: o2 sensor
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Old 12-11-2004, 03:48 PM
manny manny is offline
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Sounds like IF you have a 3-wire sensor, the heating element is gone ( the 12 volt side ).
On the old, single wire sensors, you had to rev the bejeepers out of the engine to heat it up.
O2 sensors start putting out a valid signal at @ 600 degrees.
Many engines will idle at about 450 - 500 deg.
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