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If possible, if someone has it

If possible, if someone has it, I could use the actual Bosch part number for a 328/Mondial 3.2 O2 sensor.

I know David Hanna has alot of info and p/n's on this kinda stuff.

Much appreciated.

 

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The number as listed in the Bo

The number as listed in the Bosch Cata. is #13009..

That should be adequate to order from and/or cr .

 

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Thanks JR.
Much appreciated.

Thanks JR.
Much appreciated.

 

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Joe,

if you need the entire

Joe,

if you need the entire # let me know.

Regards,

 

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Thanks JR,

I just back from

Thanks JR,

I just back from the local good ol' fashion auto parts store near me, carries alot of stuff Kragen and those guys don't have (if ya know what I mean).

Anyways, they have to order it (I thought they might have it but no luck). So I'll get it Monday/Tuesday. $150 bucks, not bad. I'll put it in next Sat.

I have a lazy O2 sensor on my 3.2 Mondial. Modulates between .1 volts and .4 volts,, and I have a smog test coming up.
Freq. Valve is running at about 70% duty cycle trying to richen it up.
Hopefully this will square it up.

Thanks again JR !

 

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Question?

Did you set the s

Question?

Did you set the static CO first with the oxy sensor disconnected and the Adjuster Set Screw Hole plugged? CO checked before Cat?

A new O2sen never hurts on a car with miles or years {

}...but they can't compensate fully for a static setting that needs a tweek.

 

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Joe: are you puting an Ohm me

Joe: are you puting an Ohm meter from the spade to the ground, to check the sensor?

 

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Hello JR / Henry,

JR had as

Hello JR / Henry,

JR had asked >Did you set the static CO first with the oxy sensor disconnected? CO checked before Cat? <

No, not as of yet. I was sorta thinkin' that as well, but the last smog check numbers were all very low as I was sorta just thinking it wouldn't hurt to check and/or replace the sensor.

Henry,
You had asked >are you puting an Ohm meter from the spade to the ground, to check the sensor?<

ans : yes

more : Car has about 45000 miles. I've owned it seven years and it has always passed smog with consistently low numbers. Been doing alot of short trips lately so I thought the O2 sensor had carbon deposits or somthing.

More :
(JR, I'm looking at the following EGA : www.bridgeanalyzers.com 5 gas bad boy..9005 model..probably pull the trigger within 3 weeks, what do you think ?)

(Henry, do you have a 2 gas analyzer ?)

Viva Ferrari - Talk !!!!

 

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Joe: I thought of a 4-gas, bu

Joe: I thought of a 4-gas, but they had a super deal on a 5-gas, which I bought......about a month ago. It is from Ease Diagnostics....about $3900.

 

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Hello Henry,

Thanks for the

Hello Henry,

Thanks for the info. I will check them out.

I too have been looking at the 2 gas, 4 gas, etc.. but I'm gonna get the 5 gas'r (wife already gave the go ahead)
((JR's lucky, nobody to have to answer to))

$3900 ain't bad at all, some people want $4900 +.

I've also looked at this Ferrit one from Toolsource :

http://www.toolsource.com/ost1/Results.asp?qu=microgas+or+exhaust+and+analyzer+or+gas+and+analyzer+or+5-gas

Might not be bad at $2995.

But I've talked to the guys over at Bridge Analyzers and they seem like good folks, and the user manual (which I read already) seems easy to use.

Thanks for the lead !

 

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Joe: I don't need a 5-gas

Joe: I don't need a 5-gas.....however, it will be easier to sell, when I want to upgrade in a few years. Besides, the price was right!.....the list price is almost $5,000.....but they will deal, if you are ready to buy right then and there.

 

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>>Viva Ferrari - Talk

>>Viva Ferrari - Talk !!!!<<

Well, Ferrari is useless at growing the next crop of Ferrari Machanics, so we might as well do it here...{

}...actually better and easierto learn in a propaganda free learning environment anyway imo.

OK back to "settings".

In order to set idle CO on the K-Lambda Systems certian procedures should be adhered to for best results.

1) warm engine, remove test plug before cat, remove FD plug (Fuel Distrib Plug) and insert plastic or rubber stopper in adjustment access hole.

2) connect Gas Analyzer, start engine, disconnect Oxy Sensor wire (green)..Take Readings

3)Pull stopper and with 3mm allen adjust CO to 0.8% - 0.9% CO..replace stopper and check...(mixture will change as air leak is plugged), reset again closer this time

4)when mixture is right at 0.7%-0.9%CO with stopper in place, reconnect Oxy Sen wire and recheck

5)double check to insure Oxy Sensor now stabilizes the mixture ...repeat above as neccesary to fine tune for lowest HC's (without causing the O2sen to overcorrect)

The above is very important to prevent the O2 sensor and Computer/Frequency Valve from fighting each other or trying to work beyond their intended limits of correction.

HTH's

note: it might be possible to adjust CO by monitering Duty Cycle, never tried it, but I'm sure this would be a huge PITA even if itis possible.

 

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Hello JR,

Thanks for the pr

Hello JR,

Thanks for the procedure. I will utilize it once I get the EGA. I got it printed out ready to go.

Some of the Bosch books say you can use the duty cycle of the Freq valve to adjust CO (as an alternative) (someone on that other board was doing that thinking it's correct but it's not the best/right way)

I don't want to use the Freq valve either because it seems like using an O2 sensor (which sends a signal to the ECU to change the freq. of the freq valve based on O2 content) to adjust for CO means an error on top of an error (not super accurate, sorta mickey if ya know what I mean, chasing the error)

Thus I agree. CO baseline must be set with a CO meter. Then check to see if everything else is doing its job in harmony correctly.

 

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Joe,

a question. you peeked

Joe,

a question. you peeked my interest in being able to set CO wuth duty ctcle.

Can you actually watch/see the duty cycle change as you change the mixture settings manualy?

 

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Hello JR,

you asked >Ca

Hello JR,

you asked >Can you actually watch/see the duty cycle change as you change the mixture settings manualy? <

yes
- Engine warm, closed loop
- Hook up a test connector between the connector/harness that plugs into the freq valve and the freq valve connector that gives you some bare wires to attach some lead to (in other words, you want it to operate as normal but you want to be able to tap into both wires )
- using a dwell meter set to 4 cyl scale, connect the two leads of the dwell meter to the two wires of the Freq valve

- the dwell meter should swing back and forth between 45 - 55 % if everything is set correctly and operating within range
(above 60% duty cycle i.e. the system is trying to correct for too lean a mixture)
(below 40% duty cycle i.e. the system is trying to correct for too rich a mixture)

I never had much success with a dwell meter so I used a hand held oscilliscope (about 6 years ago).

** it matters which wires from your meter connect where. In other words, if your reading a 43 % duty cycle and you switch the wires it would then read 57%...so you need to be on the correct wires to your dwell meter or you're reading the inverse duty cycle ("off time" i.e. not "on time" which would then be incorrect)
So you need to figure out which wire goes where. i.e. force a lean condition and make sure you get a reading below 45% then you know that's the correct way.

(you're right, it's a pain in the ass to get right)

Then, once everything is hooked up and the engine is running, as you turn the 3mm adjustment screw clock wise and CCW you'll actually see the dwell meter (aka duty cycle) change. The key is to than get it to oscillate between 45% to 55 %

The problem with this whole method is (just one of many in my opinion), if you have for example a failing O2 sensor sending a bad signal to the ECU (low output i.e.), you're then gonna think you need to make up for it by cranking up the CO and what you're really doing is over-enrichening (off baseline).
A 5 gas analyzer wouldn't let you do this.

That's why after you had taken the time to help that guy on FC to tweak his CO using an EGA, and then he goes and does it using the duty cycle method and still gets poo poo results...blew my mind why he went and did that...but oh well.

The O2 sensor senses Oxygen. Why would you wanna use that to tweak CO if you had a EGA? (2 diff. gasses)

But, as you adjust CO, the pulse frequency on the freq valve changes anywhere from 5.1 KHz to 9.5 Khz (or something like that, I can't remember exactly...that's what's happening ...but with a 5 Gas EGA who would care cause your reading the final results which is what truly matters)

All this is written up in several Bosch manuals.
I tried using this techinique on a 1984 308qv I had but it never truly got the car dialed in, some guys still do this but I think they're missin' the boat.

My 3.2 still has virgin plugs on the Fuel Dist....but that will all change once I get my 5 gas EGA

 

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correction
I wrote >So yo

correction
I wrote >So you need to figure out which wire goes where. i.e. force a lean condition and make sure you get a reading below 45% then you know that's the correct way. <

I should have said > reading above 60%

(it was late

) sorry

Other drawbacks to this technique that have come into my mind
- you're trying to hit the exact CO spot while the needle is oscillating between 45%-55% - tricky

- and, you have to have a perfectly functioning O2 sensor or you'll make a over correction


(I had hooked up my scope yesterday just to check/verify that what I was seeing on the O2 was indeed the case)