"Andrew Stephenson" <ames@deltrak.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1172704321snz@deltrak.demon.co.uk...[color=blue]
> This is going to seem OT at first; but stay with me.
>
> UK supermarket chain Tesco today (28feb07) was reported as having
> sold, via its associated filling stations, petrol containing some
> kind of contaminant, nature so far unidentified. This has led to
> cars up and down the UK having running problems, traced to the O2
> (aka lambda) sensor becoming coated by a varnish-like substance.
>
> So many cars have been needing replacement sensors, that supplies
> have been running low in places. However, one garage, which does
> unusual specialist work, has found a temporary fix for some cars.
>
> They put the removed sensors into an ultrasonic bath, which did a
> good enough job of removing the mystery gunk to allow the cars to
> continue using the compromised sensors. The garage's chief tech,
> interviewed on BBC-tv, guessed it would be wise to replace the O2
> sensor soon; but said it worked pretty well as a stop-gap.
>
> An idea for those (many) in this NG who report O2 sensor trouble?
> --
> Andrew Stephenson
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During a search of engine-related TSB's for the U.S., I've noticed that the
titles of several refer to a replacement ECU to solve frequent O2
sensor-related trouble codes. I suppose that contaminated fuel doesn't help
much!
--
Ray O
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