I bought my 1982 M-B 380 SL several years ago off of Ebay, and it has been a great car. Except for one shortcoming -- gas consumption was quite high. I replaced the fuel injectors a few years ago, and that made a difference in terms of engine smoothness. But gosh, I could almost watch the fuel gauge go down. So I read where the oxygen sensor should be replaced every 30,000 miles. I ordered one for only $10 -- a close-out -- at Rockauto.com, and replaced the one on the car about a week ago.
The old one came off very easily. But what I noticed was that the connector wire was in bad shape -- actually I think the person who replaced the last one did a very bad job and did not connect the wire up properly. Maybe there was no connection! That could be considering the sensor on this car is a single wire.
I will report soon what mpg I am currently getting in the near future. But my sense from driving with half a tank its that things have changed!
The old one came off very easily. But what I noticed was that the connector wire was in bad shape -- actually I think the person who replaced the last one did a very bad job and did not connect the wire up properly. Maybe there was no connection! That could be considering the sensor on this car is a single wire.
I will report soon what mpg I am currently getting in the near future. But my sense from driving with half a tank its that things have changed!
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