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[fattail95]

Hi there guys,

Still trying to sort out this lumpy idling. Today I unplugged the lambda sensor and went for a drive, and it drove exactly the same, no difference! Maybe it felt a little peppier but that could just be my imagination.

Surely if the lambda sensor was working properly, when unplugged the engine would respond/drive differently?

Thanks

[R1minimagic]

Did you check the wiring? It has a tendancy to melt the cable as it is close to the manifold....

[charie t]

If you un plug a sensor, most of the time it will revert back to what factory settings were. You will have created a fault code now as well
If the car was not up to temperature it won't make a difference anyway, as it doesn't use it until up to temperature.
Why did you unplug it in the first place?

[R1minimagic]

Thats true but even if it did, you probably wouldnt notice much of a difference as the sensor just gives finer control.

The only way to test the sensor is to measure the output voltage vs speed/load

Edited by R1minimagic, 02 January 2013 - 12:56 PM.