If you drive around a late model vehicle, then chances are keeping your car in shape will require more than just your run-of-the-mill tune-up. For older generation vehicles, replacing the oxygen sensor on a regular basis is a must.
An oxygen sensor tells your vehicle’s computer how to level the fuel delivery of your car, at the right moment. This helps your car achieve the best burn in its combustion chambers. If your oxygen sensor is defective, then this will cause a considerable decrease in your car’s mileage. This, in turn, will unnecessarily increase your car’s fuel consumption, and you certainly won’t want that!
Don’t worry too much, though. Replacing the oxygen sensor in your car can be quite easy, and there are numerous affordable brands of oxygen sensors to choose from. When you do purchase an oxygen sensor, do ask for the one that has a factory style wiring system, and not the universal fit ones. Most universal fit oxygen sensors still need certain adjustments in order for them to fit right, so this take up a lot of your time.
To install your oxygen sensor, all you have to remember are the following steps.
The primary sensor of a vehicle is mounted on its exhaust pipe. Remove the wire connection of your old oxygen sensor, and spray an amount of penetrating lubricant onto its threaded connection. Now, you can remove the old sensor using a box-end wrench.
Thread the new sensor into the space left by the old one. Most sensors come with special electrically-conductive anti-seize compounds on its threads.
Once your new oxygen sensor is fit snugly into place, plug its connector into your car’s factory wiring.
Now that you know how simple it is to replace your car’s oxygen sensor, you’ll never have to put up with faulty fuel-air mixes in your vehicle. What’s more, you’ll be saving a lot of money by doing the task yourself, instead of having it done at the car repair shop.