Location of the Automotive Oxygen Sensor?
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An automobile has two oxygen sensors, installed in the exhaust pipe. Below is an introduction to the two oxygen sensors in a car: 1. One is located before the three-way catalytic converter, referred to as the primary oxygen sensor or upstream oxygen sensor, used for mixture feedback control. The engine control unit adjusts the fuel injection quantity based on the feedback signal from the primary oxygen sensor, maintaining the actual air-fuel ratio close to the theoretical air-fuel ratio, to detect the oxygen concentration before catalytic conversion. 2. The other is located after the three-way catalytic converter, known as the secondary oxygen sensor or downstream oxygen sensor, used to monitor the catalytic purification efficiency of the three-way catalytic converter. When the three-way catalytic converter is damaged and its conversion efficiency is lost, it is almost equivalent to not having a three-way catalytic converter installed. The signal voltage waveforms of the front and rear oxygen sensors become similar, and the voltage fluctuation ranges also tend to be consistent, indicating a decline in the conversion capability of the three-way catalytic converter.