Oxy sensor location ?

[Stuart Bunning]

The VR Commodores ( Aussie v6 GM car) have a heated o2 sencor connected to
the exhaust
basically right next to the gearbox which is a fair way away from the head.

At 02:26 PM 6/11/98 +1100, you wrote:
>I'm fitting a (heated) oxy sensor to my car which has an extractor exhaust
>system.  The engine is a Nissan L6 and the extractors are of the 6 into 2
>into 1 type.  There is a flange attachment to the remainder of the exhaust
>system down near the front of the gearbox.     I've noticed that production
>cars with cast iron manifolds have the oxy sensor quite close to the head.
>I would much rather put mine in the exhaust system just after flange, since
>then I don't have to go drilling holes in the extractors - which are
>coated.   Will the sensor still work properly if I do this ??, or should I
>try to put it as close to the head as possible ??
>
>TIA
>
>Steve Lamb
>Department of Defence, DSTO
>Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory
>506 Lorimer Street
>Fishermans Bend  VIC 3207 Australia
>
>Tel: +61 3 9626 7525
>Fax: +61 3 9626 7089
>
>IZCC #180
>
>
>


Best Regards,

STUART BUNNING
SALES ENGINEER
KENELEC PTY LTD

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