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your Mercedes oxygen sensor reports to your car's
computer whether or not your vehicle is operating
at the correct air/fuel ratio the sensor has a dramtic
impact on your vehicles performance. Try to consider
the oxygen sensor as the judge. Although your vehicles
computer receives data from many engine sensors,
the oxgen sensor reports to the computer whether
the combustion process was effecient. If you oxygen
sensor is out of specs it can cause your vehicles
computer to inject the wrong amount of fuel in the
engine. An engine that runs lean may cause the driver
to experience a surgeor hesitiation. A rich running
engine may cause a rotten egg smell and a decrease
in fuel economy to name a few.
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If
you change your oxygen sensor at recommended intervals
you may improve your fuel economy as much as 10%-15%.
With an improvment like that the average driver
can save $100 each year in fuel costs.
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oxygen sensor in good operating condition will also
minimize exhaust emissions and will reduce the risk
of damage to your costly Mercedes catalytic converter.
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Mercedes Oxygen Sensor Is A Repleacement Item. |
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these reasons, the Mercedes oxygen sensor
should be considered a "tune up"
replacement item just like spark plugs, air
filters and fuel filters espcially on older
vehicles (those built before the mid-1990s).
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| How
to Replace a Mercedes Oxygen Sensor. |
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oxygen sensors on most Mercedes are not hard to
change. Although tool manufactures make special
sockets for removal, most sensors may be removed
using a wrench. This requires that you unplug the
wire first. On most V8’s the wire is connected
by the transmission while many 4cyl. and 6 cyl.
vehicles the wire disconnect is under the passenger
floor mat.
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