O2 sensors. Average or control each bank?

Darth

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I've seen both claimed on this forum. Does the EEC average the two sensors, or does it control the fuel separately in each bank?

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Each bank is seperate, unless one O2 sensor fails then the other O2 sensor is used for both banks.

Frit
 
Each bank is seperate, unless one O2 sensor fails then the other O2 sensor is used for both banks.

Frit

How sensitive are our engines to that? I have read that stock O2 sensors vary in their output. If so, wouldn't we be better off with just one sensor? (Ignoring the infinite wisdom of the Ford Engineers)
 
When the car is running closed loop each bank is handled and dialed in so to speak for AFR on its own. There is code in place that actually will fail out the O2's if the difference is too much between the two. If your only monitoring one side, the other bank could be running rich and nobody would know it and your wasting fuel, or go the other way and it could be running lean and kaboom!!!

Your much better off with both O2's working properly.

Frit
 
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