Houston, we have a......
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Houston, we have a......
....problem? O.K., done a search to confirm whether or not I have a lamda sensor on the fritz, can,t decide. Symptoms are hesitation on steady/part throttle, extremely sooty exhaust however the car is driven. Just to stress, this couldn't be described as a misfire, and the car seems fine on WOT. The car's a MY00, tek 3, s/sport d/pipe and u/pipe, sti panel filter, sti5 i/c, nothing too adventurous, 50,000 miles , and is still on the original lamda. No unusual activity on the knocklink, 220 miles on a tank of optimax. Help appreciated.
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Only ever see 1 bright green on the KL, even on WOT, so didn't think that the maf was likely, tbh. Just managed to purchase the now infamous Halfords L300 lamda sensor ( £25, back of the net!! ), so I suppose I'll be finding out for sure soon enough. Thanks for the reply.
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Mine does the same and I've same mods as you bar the IC. However mine only seems to do it when cold. I thought that this was due to the Lamda taking time to warm up.
Is the Halford one just a straight replacement? for £25 its got to be worth it changing just in case.
Ta
Is the Halford one just a straight replacement? for £25 its got to be worth it changing just in case.
Ta
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I recall that Halfords have stopped doing them.
try http://www.cats-direct-shop.co.uk/lambda-sensors.php
try http://www.cats-direct-shop.co.uk/lambda-sensors.php
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Thanks for the replies, some useful info there. As I mentioned, managed to get the elusive Halfords lamda earlier today, but it appears they won't be stocking it in future, 3rd Halfords I tried had 1 left, reckoned it was half price at £25, although I've seen people on here saying that's all they've been paying for them at any given time. Incidentally, the relevant sensor
(L300) is made by a company called Lemark, who are contactable on 01527 520602, should you be unable to locate one through a local supplier. Hope others find this useful.
(L300) is made by a company called Lemark, who are contactable on 01527 520602, should you be unable to locate one through a local supplier. Hope others find this useful.
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PeterStone, guess what, haven't swapped it over yet. Did about 60 miles or so, to a scooby meet in Hants on Monday night, and it seemed to be behaving itself, but there was a lot of full throttle activity involved, which doesn't seem to highlight the problem I have. Having said that, the exhaust still seems very sooty, which is a recent occurrence, corresponding timewise with the symptoms I listed above. If I'm not working this weekend I'll swap the lamda over then, and report the results after a few miles.
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