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Help testing o2 sensor 200


Can someone tell me where to use the + and - probes on the
multimeter when testing the o2 sensor? Also, if anyone
has used the instructions in the Haynes for doing this,
can you describe it in practical terms, exactly what you
did and looked for? Thanks.








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    Help testing o2 sensor 200

    Makoona
    I have just tested the O2 sensor on my MY92 240. It has the LH2.4 Jetronic fuel injection system so it is a three-wire sensor. Locate the connectors (two in my case; one for the two heater wires, one for the signal) at the top right of the firewall in the engine bay. Haynes is pretty explicit on the testing procedure on page 6-5 in the 1995 edition. You will need a pretty sensitive, probably digital, multimeter (MM) capable of reading such small voltages (0.0 to 1.0).
    To test the O2 output signal, set the MM to read volts in the required range, connect the +ve probe of the MM to the signal wire and the -ve probe to ground (ie anywhere on the chassis as long as a good earth is made; top strut mount is handy). If the test calls for a reading with the signal wire connected, roll back the rubber cover of the signal connector and probe with +ve from the back. When warm, you should get a reading fluctuating between 0 and 1 volt, centered around 0.5 volts (500mV).
    When checking the resistance, polarity is not an issue so just disconnect the two-wire heater connector and connect the +ve and -ve probes of the MM to one of the wires from the sensor and take your readings hot and cold. You are looking for readings of 13 ohms and 3 ohms respectively.
    HTH.
    Ivan








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      Help testing o2 sensor 200


      Hey Ivan, thanks for the great response. I took you're advice and
      tested the sensor but beacause my MM is a cheapy it is always set to
      autorange, so the decimal point is bouncing back and forth. This makes
      it very hard to read. Anyway, it doesn't seem like i'm getting the readings
      I should be getting. I got the Volvie with 113,000 and for all I know, the 02 was never changed. I'm just gonna go ahead and change it. (also, at idle the exhaust seems on the rich side). Thanks again for a great post.

      Jon







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