Does METHANOL kill wideband sensors?
Aug 2, 2006, 12:08 PM
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Does METHANOL kill wideband sensors?
Just installed my METHANOL kit and wanted to know if it has any effect on the life of the wideband O2 sensors?
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Aug 2, 2006, 04:15 PM
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Sorry to threadjack, is there a way to 'clean' the wideband o2 sensor? I put in 110 leaded in my car once with the wideband, and now my wideband acts screwy. I was probably near 1000 miles before I put the race gas in.
Aug 2, 2006, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by pog0
Sorry to threadjack, is there a way to 'clean' the wideband o2 sensor? I put in 110 leaded in my car once with the wideband, and now my wideband acts screwy. I was probably near 1000 miles before I put the race gas in.
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Aug 2, 2006, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by C6C6CH3vo
Methanol does makewide band readings inaccurate in respect to the true A:F. Thats why tuning can be done without spray to a calculated % leaner than target, then spray, boost, and timing is added
Aug 2, 2006, 06:57 PM
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I was told to use break cleaner to clean my wb, but it didn't help. BTW, running leaded killed my wb and my narrow band o2s.
Aug 10, 2006, 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by smokedmustang
I am sure there is "special" spray for that! Are you sure that is your problem? Again, I have 30,000 miles of leaded gas run thru my car, and the 2 stock O2's AND my AEM UEGO O2 with NO problems!!! make sure that is your problem first.
Using 3 gal of C16 ONE TIME killed my sensor.
13.1 was the richest it would read after the c16.
Aug 24, 2006, 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by C6C6CH3vo
Methanol burns clean - it's pure and will not ruin sensor, but
methanol will make WB provide incorrect info because it thinks the stoichiometric reaction is 14.7 (gas) but methanol becomes stiochio at 6.8
methanol will make WB provide incorrect info because it thinks the stoichiometric reaction is 14.7 (gas) but methanol becomes stiochio at 6.8
I am not following you. Stoichiometric means the perfect ratio at which the fuel will burn most efficiently when combined with air. How does this make the 02 read incorrectly?
Aug 31, 2006, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by EvoTech
I am not following you. Stoichiometric means the perfect ratio at which the fuel will burn most efficiently when combined with air. How does this make the 02 read incorrectly?
It may adjust your fuel trims some but the AFR will still read right on... I am running E-85 and if I leave the settings as "gas" it will still read 14.7 @ 1.0 lamda.
Aug 31, 2006, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by EvoTech
I am not following you. Stoichiometric means the perfect ratio at which the fuel will burn most efficiently when combined with air. How does this make the 02 read incorrectly?
What does this have to do with O2 sensors? Absolutely nothing. Why did I even comment on that in the first place? Good question.
Bottom line, the fact that mthanol has a perfect burn with air at 6.8 units to 1 probably totally useless unless you decide to spray W/M in closed loop for a very strange reason. Nevertheless, I guess it is good to know that the true A:F is a little lower than whats registered on the meter while spraying the stuff
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