DIY_EFI Digest V4 #531

[Pat Ford]

 the problem is if liquid water hits the sensor the element
inside can shatter ( remember also that there is a passage 
to the outside from the element) 


Previously, you (DIY_EFI Digest) wrote:

{ 
{ > >  I recently read some messages claiming O2 sensors could be damaged by
{ > > water in the exhaust stream.  Is this true?  Would it have to be liquid
{ > > water, or would steam be a problem?  I'm contemplating substantial water
{ >
{ 
{ Water is a byproduct of combustion and inherently will be in the exhaust gas.
{ Perhaps what was being referred to was engine coolant, not water, which could
{ damage the sensor.
{ 
{ Bill Edgeworth


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