Ed Renshaw
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Registered: 2nd Dec 99
Location: Lincoln
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Is there any way of testing a lambda sensor?
I bought a universal one in July last year, from German and Swedish for £35. When I was having my Unichip fitted at Velos last week it was giving a high carbon monoxide reading at low revs. Rob and Alan said to get a new one from a Rover 800 which is around £120! As I'm skint at the minute, I took the one that was on the engine back to G/S, who charged me another £35, gave me a new one and sent the old one back for inspection. They said if it's faulty they will give me the £35 back! Seems a bit shite to me!!!
Anyway, I put the new one on, and it seems worse! It's all jerky, like before unichip, and ECU light comes on sooner!
Have I got to spend £120 on this Rover one? Any suggestions?
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miles
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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why a rover one?
How many wire is it?
Have a look here:
http://www.lambdasensor.com/
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MattyB
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Registered: 13th Nov 01
Location: 118.5bhp :D
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Only £30 for our vauxhall ones on there Ed. Assumin u still runnin a 1.6?
Matt
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Stu_22
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Luton
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I piad £90 for a vaux one. Not worth it
A simple emissions test shoiuld tell you weahter or not the sensor is working
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Ed Renshaw
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Registered: 2nd Dec 99
Location: Lincoln
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Yeah its a 1600, 3-wire.
The sensor is fine at 3500rpm plus, its at low revs its not responding quick enough. Joys of buying cheap crap I guess
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