Q9: What is the difference between Zirconia Lambda
Sensors and A/F Sensors?
A: In general A/F Sensors are more sensitive and efficient than
conventional Zirconia Lambda Sensors. This is because of the way
each type of Sensor measures the air/fuel ratio, and the different
output signals they produce to indicate the result:
Air/fuel ratio
> A Zirconia Sensor indicates whether the air/fuel ratio is either
above or below Lambda 1.00. The engine ECU alters the fuel
quantity step by step until the Sensor indicates that the mixture
is wrong again. At this point the ECU starts correcting again,
step by step in the other direction. This method results in a
relatively slow and constant ongoing correction around Lambda
1.00, never able to exactly maintain Lambda 1.00.
> An A/F Sensor indicates the exact air/fuel ratio value. This
means that the engine ECU knows how far off the air/fuel ratio
is from Lambda 1.00, and therefore also knows how much it
needs to correct the fuel injection. This allows the engine ECU
to correct the injected fuel quantity to achieve, and maintain
Lambda 1.00 almost immediately.
Same page shows output values.
@ do you know any part numbers or how to distinguish Zirconia from A/F Sensor from Titania Sensors?
honda PN is 36531-PAA-307
36531-PAA-L22 is an older PN
36531-PAA-L23 as well
"approximately 0.4 V constantly applied to the air/fuel
sensor, which outputs a current that varies in accordance with the oxygen concentration in the exhaust
gas. The ECM converts the changes in the output current into voltage allowing a response that is directly
proportional to the input of the present detected air/fuel ratio
Given that the Bosch LSU 4.9 is now so common and cheap does it make sense to spend time looking into something more custom and incapable of the same AFR range?
To me an onboard interface for an LSU 4.9 makes the most sense given that most of the aftermarket uses them and a good proportion of the OEM manufacturers are using them. They are even beginning to become junk yard available as BMW and VW have been using them since about 2010.
For what it's worth we use them nearly exclusively where I work (well apart from the £15k Lambda CAN modules but no one is DIY using those. )
Given that the Bosch LSU 4.9 is now so common and cheap does it make sense to spend time looking into something more custom and incapable of the same AFR range?
I think you are right, we would probably not be looking into those further.
Given that the Bosch LSU 4.9 is now so common and cheap does it make sense to spend time looking into something more custom and incapable of the same AFR range?
To me an onboard interface for an LSU 4.9 makes the most sense given that most of the aftermarket uses them and a good proportion of the OEM manufacturers are using them. They are even beginning to become junk yard available as BMW and VW have been using them since about 2010.
For what it's worth we use them nearly exclusively where I work (well apart from the £15k Lambda CAN modules but no one is DIY using those. )
Because it's OEM on many cars and it doesn't require a controller.