Mobiletron oxygen sensors

Mobiletron has announced the launch of a new range of 5 wire oxygen (Lambda) sensors.

The benefits of 5 wire oxygen sensors

The main advantage of using a 5 wire oxygen sensor is said to be that it delivers an exact reading as to what degree of rich or lean the fuel mix is, using the current sensing cell. Vehicles that use 4 wire sensors can only send a basic signal to the ECU, which can recognise that the fuel mix is lean or rich, but not by how much.

A more sophisticated sensor

The 5 wire sensor reportedly sends a more complex message to the ECU. The signal no longer simply tells the ECU the fuel mix is rich or lean, its signal gives the ECU a constant and variable voltage from 0 to 5 volts – with 0 indicating an extremely lean mixture and 5 volts indicating a very rich mixture. This enables the engine to maintain a better air to fuel mixture, because the ECU can adjust fuel injection according to these measurements provided by the oxygen sensor. By adjusting the fuel mix to the optimum level the engine will run more effectively and the emissions of the vehicle will be reduced.

Using a 5 wire sensor will help to increase fuel economy as a result of the sensor mediating the optimum fuel mix and the vehicle will perform better due to a lower carbon build up in the engine.

Marketing Manager, Mark Wilson, commented: “Mobiletron identified a gap in the market for 5 wire oxygen sensor supplier after receiving many enquiries from our customers. The addition of these new products allows us to cover this gap caused by the limited aftermarket supply.”

The addition of the 5 wire sensors takes Mobiletron’s total Oxygen sensor vehicle coverage to over 89% and has added 70 new product lines to its current oxygen sensor range. The company’s total coverage of oxygen sensors is over 650 parts, covering almost 15,000 vehicles.

Some of the popular models covered by the new 5 wire sensors are: