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R50/53 Confused about O2 sensor voltage readings

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Old Mar 11, 2020 | 12:38 PM
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Confused about O2 sensor voltage readings

I used my Foxwell scan tool in Live mode on the way to work this morning to monitor the Voltage from the O2 sensors. I don't know a ton about this but here's what I was seeing.

O2B1 S1 was bouncing all over the place. If I let off the throttle it would go to 0volts. Otherwise it appeared pretty erratic.

O2B1 S2 seemed more stable but did drop below 0.1Volts sometimes.

I had been getting the P0420 error for a while after adding a Milltek header and tune. Installed a defouler and now I don't seem to be getting that error anymore, but I am getting P0136. I started to think maybe I have a broken O2 sensor, but assumed it would be the post cat sensor, but I'm confused about these voltage readings.


 
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Old Mar 12, 2020 | 07:21 AM
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Closed Loop o2 sensor control is used to control the amount of fuel to inject into the engine. So it is constantly adjusting for the driving conditions. It goes to 0 volts because you are off the gas, no air is going into the engine, so it needs no fuel. And it is just pumping air so it reads lean. Take a look at the picture below.

 
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Old Mar 18, 2020 | 02:01 PM
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What real time voltages would I see if I do have a faulty O2 sensor that isn't completely dead?

I was seeing some readings less than 0.1v on secondary sensor which by the graph looks like a lean mixture. I thought it would have been rich based on the tune and Milltek cat?

I also saw some higher readings at least over 0.8v on the first sensor too.
 
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