SLK/R170: Oxygen sensor question
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From: Chandler, Arizona - USA
'02 SLK32 AMG
It's really hard to say. Of course, as redcoupe says, if you get a check engine light, and the OBDII code indicates an Oxygen Sensor failuer, then that's a good time. However, Oxygen sensors tend to go bad slowly. I.e., their performance decreases over time. They are switches and what usually happens is that the rate at which they can switch gets slower and slower. The result is slowly decreasing fuel economy and increasing emissions, among other things. I personally change them around 60K miles, and so far, they've either failed before 60K miles or have contributed to an emissions test failer well before 60K in half of the vehicles I've owned, so 60K seems about right to me.
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1990 560SEL, 1993 190E 2.3, 2001 BMW M5
yellow slk...sorry for being off topic...but do you go to Cal Poly?...haha...I noticed that you took a pic of your car in "lot d" so I figure it's your yellow SLK I see around campus all the time...
I drive the yellow SLK230K with the SP1 AMG pack...hehe...usually park in the rideshare lot when I bring it to school...lol...but I mostly drive my black 190E...
here's a pixie...
I drive the yellow SLK230K with the SP1 AMG pack...hehe...usually park in the rideshare lot when I bring it to school...lol...but I mostly drive my black 190E...
here's a pixie...
Last edited by krk230; Oct 18, 2004 at 12:57 AM.
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From: los angeles
2006 s2000
yeah i do go to cal poly. I think ive seen you car too. Nice kit and wheels. I havent change much of the look of the my car but im doing supension and power plant up grades first. I just took of the body text off thats about it. And I up graded my brakes and shocks.
My name is Kris by the way.
My name is Kris by the way.
Last edited by yellowslk; Oct 22, 2004 at 05:10 AM.
