Oxygen Sensor

AMACHA · Post by **AMACHA** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 7:51 pm

Hi all this guy has this item up on ebay he has four of them and itsa genuine mitsubishi one so no cutting or soldering required.

will this fit my fto gpx guys?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mitsubishi-Magna ... dZViewItem

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:51 am

Dunno.... it is a 4 wire (which is what its supposed to be)... but not sure. From memory the one I bought was common to a HJ Galant.

AMACHA · Post by **AMACHA** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:14 am

ffs it went for 38bux i missed out fukninternet explorer came up with the msg"sorry for the inconvenience but a critical error has occured" of all fukn time lmao and yes you can use it with the FTO grrr.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:17 am

Computer says 'No'

AMACHA · Post by **AMACHA** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:29 pm

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:38 pm

Mate that looks like it will fit straight in and for 38 bucks how can you go wrong. Mine cost me $80 and i had to solder it. Well worth evry cent though went from running about 280-330km on a full tank to 530kms now

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:53 pm

I8AFRE wrote:Mate that looks like it will fit straight in and for 38 bucks how can you go wrong. Mine cost me $80 and i had to solder it. Well worth evry cent though went from running about 280-330km on a full tank to 530kms now

So it was the sensor.... I could smell you coming a mile away!

FTOnick · Post by **FTOnick** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:02 pm

My car smells really bad but the mechanic said the exhaust is still OK. Is it probably the oxygen sensor? I get about 450 km from a tank

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:09 pm

Bennoz wrote:
I8AFRE wrote:Mate that looks like it will fit straight in and for 38 bucks how can you go wrong. Mine cost me $80 and i had to solder it. Well worth evry cent though went from running about 280-330km on a full tank to 530kms now

So it was the sensor.... I could smell you coming a mile away!

Yeah man, i forgot say thank you for that. it worked a treat. Now i have pretty good fuel consumption and i dont nearly die when i start the car in the garage.

FTOnick wrote: My car smells really bad but the mechanic said the exhaust is still OK. Is it probably the oxygen sensor? I get about 450 km from a tank

What does it smell like rotten eggs or petrol or something else. 450kms is not too bad if you have a heavy foot but getting bad if you drive like a granny. is it auto or manual

FTOnick · Post by **FTOnick** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:19 pm

Its auto... It smells like heaps strong exhaust fumes mixed with petrol

I mainly just drive to school and i don't drive very hard

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:31 pm

450 is a little on the low side but isnt too bad for a auto. id say keep an eye on it and if it starts getting worse then replace it.

Post by **aza013** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:38 pm

or you can take it to a mechanic and get them to test the O2 sensor, it will only take about ten mins to do.

AMACHA · Post by **AMACHA** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:40 pm

i get 450 a tank max i drive a manual dont push it that much but i do smell fumes in the morning inthe garagei think it running a bit rich.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:04 pm

aza013 wrote:or you can take it to a mechanic and get them to test the O2 sensor, it will only take about ten mins to do.

agreed but i think it was bennoz who posted that they charge you atleast $50 for this service. but i dont know i have never checked

AMACHA wrote: i get 450 a tank max i drive a manual dont push it that much but i do smell fumes in the morning inthe garagei think it running a bit rich.

450 seems low for a manual. i think some guys on here were saying they were getting round the 650+ mark with a manual.

AMACHA · Post by **AMACHA** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:31 pm

I8AFRE wrote:
aza013 wrote:or you can take it to a mechanic and get them to test the O2 sensor, it will only take about ten mins to do.
agreed but i think it was bennoz who posted that they charge you atleast $50 for this service. but i dont know i have never checked

AMACHA wrote: i get 450 a tank max i drive a manual dont push it that much but i do smell fumes in the morning inthe garagei think it running a bit rich.
450 seems low for a manual. i think some guys on here were saying they were getting round the 650+ mark with a manual.

so if my garage reaks of fumes petrol fumes in the morning could be the o2 sensor?

fingers crossed i see a change when i chuck in the new O2 sensor.
im also changing the spark plug leads sparks and fuel filter hopefully it all makesa difference..

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:21 pm

yes it COULD be, changing plugs and leads will also help. Manufacturers recommend that the O2 sensor should be replaced every 90k-120k. Also check the timing if you have a timing light.

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:33 pm

i get an average of 550 km to a tank, and i have a manual, i think that's about right.

(i like to hit mivec a lot too

)

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:39 pm

maggsy wrote:i get an average of 550 km to a tank, and i have a manual, i think that's about right.

(i like to hit mivec a lot too )

As soon as you start being heavy footed fuel consumption goes out the window.

Heres other ppls figures
http://www.ftoaustralia.com/modules.php ... ic&t=13129

maggsy · Post by **maggsy** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:03 am

i can;t help being a lead foot every now and again. always need a little excitement in life.

obviously i dont take off foot to the floor every set of traffic lights i come to and redline every gear change, i'm just saying that i drive my car the way it was designed to be driven.

i'm sure everyone pushes their car every now and again,

my average driving style woulod see me shifting at about 4.5k revs and i just drive the car like any other person out on the roads.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:23 am

maggsy wrote:i can;t help being a lead foot every now and again. always need a little excitement in life.

obviously i dont take off foot to the floor every set of traffic lights i come to and redline every gear change, i'm just saying that i drive my car the way it was designed to be driven.

i'm sure everyone pushes their car every now and again,

my average driving style woulod see me shifting at about 4.5k revs and i just drive the car like any other person out on the roads.

i dont drive mine much so when i do i drive it hard

like it was meant to