Well as you have seen these part numbers and what supersedes what and databases can all get very involved, look on the bright side you had the original part from Skoda factory assembly to work from otherwise it would have been unclear as to what it actually was compared to the possibilities of what it might have been and what might, or might not, have worked just as well instead.

 

Today i changed the lambda sensor, here is the previous Bosch and as you can see has abused thread (slopy work from the other mechanic).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As you can see the look has nothing to do with the NGK, ''my bad'' which cost me money in gasoline and for a new part. The new mechanic used a rethreader (thread tap) to fit the new (NGK).

No errors, the car started normally but of course i had to run some Kilometres to see the difference in fuel consumption. I wonder should i make a reset or not?

The new mechanic sounds a lot better than the old mechanic.

 

What sort of reset do you mean, what will it reset?

 

19 minutes ago, nta16 said:

The new mechanic sounds a lot better than the old mechanic.

 

What sort of reset do you mean, what will it reset?

 

 

For sure.

ECU reset (from the battery).

Personally I think it can help in other ways and will not harm so yes.

 

The way I would suggest is disconnect the battery. and take this opportunity to fully recharge the battery.  Whilst the battery is disconnected turn the ignition on to the setting that would allow the brake lights to illuminate if the battery was connected and press the brake pedal hard enough to illuminate the brake lights if the battery was connected and hold the pedal down for a count of 10 to 20 seconds, or your favourite number in-between.  This will deplete any electric left in the computer(s) (my terminology only).

 

Whist the battery is fully disconnected you may want to take the opportunity to fully recharge it.

 

Personally I prefer to recharge the battery, as much as is possible, with a long, low and slow recharge rather than a quick, high fast recharge as this will often get a better recharge of the battery.

 

ETA: to split out the two ideas, the battery may not need recharging or it might not be convenient or wanted at the time so the disconnection of the battery may be very brief, and give context to the Trolling  HTH.

 

Edited 21 April, 20224 yr by nta16
ETA:

Yeah because any capacitors are never going to self discharge in the time it takes for a (long low slow) battery charge are they!

Stick him on your ignore list, it'll be better for both of you. 

It's good for my ego to have my own personal Troll, I feel even more of a celebrity than I already am, plus while he's Tolling me it saves someone else.

 

I have been getting more confused more frequently recently so it's good to have some reoccurring certainties to remind me what is actually what.

 

Apart from that, I've no idea how an ignore list works and what it'd do that I can't already when I choose to.

 

2 hours ago, nta16 said:

I've no idea how an ignore list works and what it'd do that I can't already when I choose to.

It stops you even seeing the ignored users messages unless you actively choose to do so.

Unless some bugger quotes them...

 

I think you may have misunderstood who I was talking to nta16. 

Thanks, I guessed it'd be some sort of hide type setting, even looked at it when I saw it, couldn't see but I don't need that as I can ignore without it and if I can't I can deal with it and myself as with everything else in life, to greater and lesser degrees of success.  As long as it remains just virtual stalking on this site "I ain't bovvered".

 

3 minutes ago, Pete_Ex-Wino said:

I think you may have misunderstood who I was talking to nta16. 

🤣  I said I was getting more confused - did you mean J. R. put me on his ignore list, fine by me I think I've suggested people ignore my posts if they don't like them, or take the **** if they want.  There are definably times I should be ignored but I don't realise until it's too late, if at all.  Such is lif.

 

 

@nta16: the sloppy mechanic must be on my ignore list, that was@Pete_Ex-Wino meant, not you.

40 minutes ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

@nta16: the sloppy mechanic must be on my ignore list, that was@Pete_Ex-Wino meant, not you.

🤣 I am possibly too very sensitive then, and too very egotistical.  Possibly makes more sense now  but I thought I was on Pete's ignore list so got all confused again, I am the centre of my universe as well as being the centre of J.R.'s, popular at being unpopular, is there an ignored lists count I can climb. 🤣

 

I will have to keep an eye on myself for my reactions to the purple J as I am obviously not as controlled as I think I am or need to be, a work in lack of progress.

 

Thank gawd it is the internet and nothing important.

 

I wonder, some small raspings from the thread tap which end up inside the catalyst can do any damage?

No, don't worry.

I do not know if this video will fully put your mind to rest but it has a good ending. - 

 

 

 

I didn't knew if he had the proper thread tap and i didn't said anything watching him trying to fix the problem (in the beginning he told me that i had to go to a exhaust repair-shop) otherwise i would told him to use a small magnet for the small raspings. The first minutes when i left the repair shop i had a bad smell, must be from the spray that he used (WD-40 or something relative) which was ''burning".

Before the trip i will try to make some kilometres in city traffic because i am curious if thing have changed to better although after the reset the ECU needs some time.

 

8 hours ago, nta16 said:

I do not know if this video will fully put your mind to rest but it has a good ending. - 

 

 

At 2:20 what he did is wrong, first must screw the sensor with the cable ''free" and then connect the plug, see how the cable is twisted.

 

 

I had a similar problem 2 times in the past with the oil drain plug, i had to use Helicoil.

 

13 hours ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

At 2:20 what he did is wrong, first must screw the sensor with the cable ''free" and then connect the plug, see how the cable is twisted.

Yes, I must admit I missed that bit.

 

 

13 hours ago, D.FYLAKTOS said:

I had a similar problem 2 times in the past with the oil drain plug, i had to use Helicoil.

Blimey how bad are the mechanics out your way, do none of them have any training or pass any tests or are they just lazy and bad workmen (our country has many like that, they think their customers are something they trod in and need to clear from the soles of their boots).