Single lead O² sensor warmup time?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by DeserTBoB, Sep 4, 2006.

  1. DeserTBoB

    DeserTBoB Guest

    A smog tech told me that my new O² sensor "isn't warming up fast
    enough," which I term as being complete nonsense. At issue is that
    the car runs open loop until driven under power for a short time, at
    which time car goes to closed loop, the solenoid duty cycle closes up
    a bit and the ESC II system blocks vacuum transducer-caused advance at
    idle. It evidently provides more advance at idle in open loop to
    promote better driveability due to fairly lean mixutre when cold
    provided by the feedback solenoid in the main jet. This guy says that
    the O² sensor should be fully warmed up and giving signal voltage in
    three to five minutes after a cold start even at idle; I say he's
    confused with later, heater-equipped O² sensors. The replacement O²
    sensor is from Bosch. Comments, especially from smog techs?

    By the way, the car passed with nearly the lowest dyno emissions for
    that model/year in the state's database, so obviously SOMETHING'S
    right here!
     
    DeserTBoB, Sep 4, 2006
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