| One of the things that make owning a Toyota so | | | | your Toyota's emissions control system as it is |
| great is that it has an engine that produces a lot | | | | responsible for providing data to the engine |
| of horsepower and torque. But that very same | | | | management computer about the amount of |
| engine can also produce a lot of harmful gas and | | | | oxygen in the exhaust. Usually located near the |
| other toxic pollutants. Inside the internal | | | | combustion system, the oxygen sensor detects |
| combustion engine of your car, fuel and air is | | | | the amount of oxygen in the exhaust gases just |
| mixed and ignited by the spark plug. And when | | | | after it leaves the combustion system and after |
| this mixture is ignited, it releases gaseous | | | | the fuel burn. By calculating the exhaust hundreds |
| byproducts of tremendous heat and pressure. | | | | of times per minute, the computer on board your |
| Some of those gas byproducts include carbon | | | | car's engine is able to make adjustments in order |
| monoxide, nitrogen oxide, and other carbon-based | | | | to maintain optimum engine performance and |
| gases that can pollute the environment and cause | | | | lower smoke emissions. The quality of the burn |
| health risks such as respiratory problems. And in | | | | often shows that there may be a slight imbalance |
| order to counter this problem, your Toyota | | | | in the air-to-fuel ratio. The engine of your car |
| comes with a catalytic converter installed within | | | | depends on the Toyota Oxygen Sensor as the |
| its exhaust system. | | | | quantity of oxygen it can process is decided by |
| The catalytic converter is an essential component | | | | various factors like altitude, engine temperature, |
| in the exhaust system because it reduces the | | | | air temperature, engine load, and barometric |
| toxicity of the exhaust gases created by the | | | | pressure among others. The level of oxygen in |
| engine during the process of internal combustion. | | | | the exhaust also serves as the basis as to the |
| The catalytic converter does this by using a | | | | quality of the burn itself. This is quite critical as a |
| catalyst, usually composed of a precious metal | | | | poor burn will not only waste the potential power |
| such as platinum, which breaks down the carbon | | | | in the fuel, but it may also signal a slight imbalance |
| monoxide and other toxic gases in the exhaust | | | | in the air-to-fuel ratio. And when this occurs, your |
| gas into simpler, safer compounds such as | | | | car will experience poor performance and ends up |
| oxygen. But in order to do this, the catalytic | | | | wasting more fuel. And to ensure your Toyota |
| converter must have an adequate amount of | | | | Oxygen Sensor will last you for a long time, you |
| oxygen in order for the catalyst to work. The car | | | | should give more attention to the following |
| usually remedies this by adding more air in the air | | | | factors: good electrical connections, outside air |
| and fuel mix in the combustion chamber inside the | | | | supply, proper operating temperature and the use |
| engine, and in order to know whether there is | | | | of unleaded gasoline. This is important because a |
| enough oxygen in the exhaust gas, your Toyota | | | | malfunctioning car oxygen sensor can result to |
| employs a tiny device called the Toyota Oxygen | | | | the engine computer not reading the correct air |
| Sensor. | | | | fuel ratio, thus resulting to a less than optimal |
| Toyota Oxygen Sensors are a crucial part of | | | | engine performance and fuel efficiency. |