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Re: Testing Jeep O2, Oxygen sensors
California SMOG update for the metallic Bosch 12009 vs. older ceramic Walker 250-23501.
I drove it for two weeks on the Bosch, watching my renix engine monitor the whole time. It consistently went to closed loop within 20 seconds of engine start (often less), and stayed so the rest of any drive. O2 voltage fluctuated as it should. The LT fuel trim read 120 right before I installed it, and has been between 117 and 120 since. Trips were mostly side streets but included some freeway and one trip hauling a full load of oak firewood. Yesterday I topped off the tank with 9 gallons of fresh fuel, took it for a good fast run on the freeway to get it nice and hot, and went straight to my favorite smog shop feeling confident. There was no one else there so I got right on the dyno. I passed, but by the skin of my teeth - it wasn't very pretty in the NO category: ![]() The only change I made from 2017 to 2019 was the O2; I purposefully left everything else the same aside from a new cap/rotor/wires. My smog guy remembered how cleanly I had passed two years before and was puzzled as well. He thought it is probably running lean, and suggested possibly the EGR isn't functioning correctly - I will check but I did replace it about four years ago. I brought up the metallic vs. ceramic 02 sensor issue and how I had swapped them - he was interested, and suggested I wait until my next smog in two years and swap back in the ceramic Walker just prior since it functioned so well last time. Not really sure what to make of this.. happy I passed, but not happy with the results. I wish I could just collect every compatible O2 sensor and get free reign of a CA smog dyno machine for a week to really test it out, but that's not going to happen. It's possible something else is malfunctioning/failing and causing the high NO reading but I'm not sure what that would be - not as knowledgeable as I would like to be on fuel/air chemistry. Thoughts and prayers are welcome ![]() |
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Re: Testing Jeep O2, Oxygen sensors
The walker 250 23501 ceramic o2 is no longer ceramic. Had to send mine back.
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Re: Testing Jeep O2, Oxygen sensors
The Cat converters are two stages, two different Catalytic metals, one the HCs and CO and one for the NOx emissions.
Carbon in the head can raise the NOx, running too hot, and running lean as well as the Cat converter NOx part dying first (and the EGR issue he mentioned) could all be involved. But a lot of folks have a hard time passing CA anyone, especially old rigs... Thanks for the feed back and all the data!!! Quote:
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Have you ever checked your intake manifold nuts to make sure they're snug?
Common issue and would mimic the symptom of an EGR valve not sealing closed. |
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Is the newer bosch 12009 still working okay? |
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Yes, it passed smog a few days ago (you can see the stats on that in my post above - it was close) and continues to operate within spec according to the REM. My high NOx content being related to the newer model is still up in the air, but somewhat unlikely in my opinion. If the sensor was incorrect, I don't think the rest of my numbers would have been as good.
I still plan on reinstalling my old ceramic model in two years when I do it again, though ![]() |
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I installed a white porcelain bodied bosch 12009 sensor that replaces factory P/N 4713639. Tested 5 ohms. Had no more than coupe hours idle time due to engine diagnostics testing.
Then the engine began misfiring real bad and wants to die and running vary rich. retested ohms reading on o2 and get no where near 5 ohms. My diagnostics testing was after fixing a wiring issue that the PO had modified. Basically the o2 heater wire was cut and rewired to the fuel pump relay rendering the o2 heater circuit not working. Basically because of the PO wire job (don't know why he did what he did), the o2 sensor that was in the engine when I bought it wasn't working at an idle and the engine was ideling rich but had no misfire issues. It did pass emission with flying colors with the old o2 and heater circuit disabled because the exhaust kept the o2 warm. Because it was running rich the intake had a lot of residue inside. So am wondering if the contamination in the intake killed the new o2 sensor. But apparently that had no effect on the old o2 sensor. |
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is the EGR still working? the EGR will lower NOx. check the vacuum lines and wiring and solenoid. a High NOx would be from an EGR not opening.
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Re: Testing Jeep O2, Oxygen sensors
I just replaced my O2 sensor. unknown brand vs NTK brand. 1989 Cherokee 4.0L.
OLD unknown brand 291.5 ohms NTK brand 4.5 ohms I've not done smog yet however I was failing due to high CO at 2,500 RPMs. I was putting out about 3.0 ppm and the limit is something like 1.5 or 1.0. |
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Re: Testing Jeep O2, Oxygen sensors
While it is good you are collecting and posting data, it does not tell us which wires and if the sensor was bench tested, or attached to the harness, etc.
Renix O2 sensor has 4 wires, two are grounds, black. Orange wire is the input to the resistor heater element. The other end is one of the black wires. It should read about 8 ohms, bench tested, across the resistor. Quote:
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Testing Jeep O2, Oxygen sensors
Interesting. Mine has three. Even the new one has three.
Black and red wires are what I used. ![]() New sensor ![]() |
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Re: Testing Jeep O2, Oxygen sensors
My mistake, been too many years...The 4 wire is the 91-2001 HO O2 sensor.
Renix was 3 wires, one ground. The last photo, Renix one, looks like a used OEM brand Bendix that has a bad heater element it looks like. And or a bad ground wire/or connection, internal or at the connector. Either way it is done for. The photo before it looks like it would pull more current than the Bendix heater element did, and may warm up faster. IIRC the OEM Bendix was about 8 ohms. It also may not be the right kind of O2 sensor, but Cruiser54 is the expert on the NGK O2 sensors. I always used the OEM Bendix. A lot folks, on the Face book Renix site had a lot bad so called Renix O2 sensor issues in recent years with the NGK O2 sensor on Renix. Not sure how they solved the problem. Find Nickintime here or on facebook, and youtube he is the next gen Renix expert now, who makes a Renix live data mini dash scanner. He knows both sensor brands and latest 2 years of chat on it.
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I have seen his videos. The first photo is testing the renix factory one Second photo is NGK |
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