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o2 frequency of replacement?
Posted: May 21, 2013 6:35 PM
by Nebraska_e28
How often do you find yourself having to replace the o2 sensor on you boosted car? I think my 2nd one in 4 years just shit the bed.
Posted: May 21, 2013 7:58 PM
by Xenocide
I've killed widebands in <6 months, perhaps less. I tend to think there's something funny going on with the LC1, it's easy to kill a wideband with a shitty heater control loop.
Rich mixtures tend to kill sensors faster, as does oil (which is why I was going through them so fast)
Posted: May 21, 2013 11:38 PM
by Shadow
Mine has been working on 6 years and counting
Posted: May 21, 2013 11:54 PM
by winfred
i think its just lc1s suck, killed 4 sensors and 2 controllers, then i got a AEM and it just fucking works, no calibrations or taking forever to warm up and the AEM is running on the same wiring that the lc1s were hooked to. so far so good with the stereo FAST system on my m6, first unit needed warranty replacement but 2nd is good
Xenocide wrote:I've killed widebands in <6 months, perhaps less. I tend to think there's something funny going on with the LC1, it's easy to kill a wideband with a shitty heater control loop.
Rich mixtures tend to kill sensors faster, as does oil (which is why I was going through them so fast)
Posted: May 22, 2013 12:30 AM
by Nebraska_e28
winfred wrote:i think its just lc1s suck, killed 4 sensors and 2 controllers, then i got a AEM and it just fucking works, no calibrations or taking forever to warm up and the AEM is running on the same wiring that the lc1s were hooked to. so far so good with the stereo FAST system on my m6, first unit needed warranty replacement but 2nd is
Does Aem use the same o2 as lc1?
Posted: May 22, 2013 12:58 AM
by winfred
same unit but different plug, the exact bosch lc1 sensor is oem on most turbo VWs so its not the sensor that is a POS
Nebraska_e28 wrote:winfred wrote:i think its just lc1s suck, killed 4 sensors and 2 controllers, then i got a AEM and it just fucking works, no calibrations or taking forever to warm up and the AEM is running on the same wiring that the lc1s were hooked to. so far so good with the stereo FAST system on my m6, first unit needed warranty replacement but 2nd is
Does Aem use the same o2 as lc1?
Posted: May 22, 2013 1:22 PM
by turbodan
My old LC-1 was a hunk of shit too. My LM-1 works great though. Never replaced the sensor, and I bought it used.