Lambda sensors see here if you are trying to retro fit one

Lambda sensors should be present on nearly all EFI cars.

There are several variations on the design, but they all screw into the exhaust near the engine and have between 1 and 4 wires. It should look like a thick round cylinder about 5cm long and 2cm in diameter, but it does vary a bit.

• The one wire system uses the exhaust as a ground

• The two wire system probably has a heater and uses the exhaust for the heater and signal ground

• The three wire system has a heater and probably uses the exhaust for the heater ground and the extra wire for the signal ground, or both grounds on the third wire

• The four wire system has independent grounds.

To identify the wires:

• Use a DIGITAL voltmeter with input impedance of at least 1MOhm

• Heat the sensor with a propane torch and watch the voltage between two of the wires

• DO NOT SHORT the sensor while it is hot

• You should see the voltage slowly rise to 0.8-1.0v inside the flame as it heats up

• When outside the flame it should VERY quickly drop to zeroish.

Repeat the measurements until you find the signal wires. Any other wires are probably the heater.

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Updated 16 Dec 2002