the O2 sensor (also called an “oxygen sensor” or “lambda sensor”) detects the level of oxygen in your engine’s exhaust flow. This level is reported to the ECU, which uses the data to ...

To be clear, an engine doesn't know the difference ... with gasoline is divided by 14.7 to produce a 0.87 Lambda reading. A wideband sensor calculates lambda by comparing the oxygen left in ...

also called the lambda sensor, because it gives an indication of the ratio of air to fuel (called the lambda ratio) being consumed by the engine. Volvo was the first to use an oxygen sensor ...

A lambda sensor measures the oxygen content of your ... it’ll signal to weaken/richen up the fuel content according to engine speed/load. As for whether you need to retain it, it depends on ...

For the Lambda sensor to work, it was essential to have ... in the treatment of exhaust emissions since 1976 and a Volvo engine of today eliminates more than 95 per cent of the harmful emissions.

In the case of a wideband sensor, the purity of the exhaust flowing across its face is key to achieving an accurate air fuel ratio or lambda reading ... headed down to the engine dyno at Westech ...

Lambda, or oxygen, sensors are there mainly to measure ... If the mix is too lean (too little fuel), the pistons and other parts of the engine could be damaged. One oxygen sensor sits in the exhaust ...