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what do 02 sensors do??

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Old 12-11-2003, 06:27 PM
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ok i own an 86 gt and currently i have to get new o2 sensor and dont have any hooked up right now.... My car runs fine still and the only thing ive noticed is its runnina lil rich. So will this hurt my car if i drive w/o o2 sensors for about a week???
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Old 12-11-2003, 07:05 PM
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I dont think it will hurt it, but it might affect your idle, and like you have noticed the gas/air mixture, etc...
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Old 12-11-2003, 07:14 PM
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o2 sensor measure the air/fuel ratio, without them you wont be running very efficiently but it wont hurt it
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just the people riding behind you all teared up*L*
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hell ya, my camaro runs so rich, you start cryin when its idling in the garage.... I need to rejet the carb...</P>
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<FONT size=3>Only a Fool would drive around w/o O</FONT><FONT size=1>2</FONT><FONT size=3> sensors on a EFI...<IMG src=smileys/smiley24.gif border="0"></FONT></P>
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O2 sensors measure how much oxgen is burned during combustion. Basically if the engine is running to rich or too lean.it will sendthat information back to the computer, so it can adjust appropriatly. Im pretty sure stock they do not measure A/F ratio (at least not in a SHO).For that you would need a wideband o2 and those costquite a bit. you can run without an o2 sensor. The computer (eec-iv)will revert back to a static operation. You will loose performance but i dont think it its terribly wrong to do for a week or so. </P>
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