Latest cars are increasingly pre-loaded with new technologies, apart from the comfort of use it can bring, technology as well has the advantage of saving fuel or reducing the pollution released by our cars. This is exactly the subject matter of our article of the day, we are going to look at the complications of the lambda sensor on Ford Edge , this sensor as well known as oxygen sensor plays an necessary purpose. To find out, first, we are going to find out what a lambda probe is used for, then, what are the lambda sensor complications on Ford Edge and how to resolve them.

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What is a lambda fonction on Ford Edge?

So we start our content page with the interest of a lambda sensor on Ford Edge , we will first see what is the role of this probe and then how it works.

Role of a lambda sensor on Ford Edge

First created by Volvo in the 1970s, it began to appear on our cars in the 1990s with the first EURO 1 emission specifications. Also called oxygen sensor on Ford Edge , its mission is to regulate the amount of oxygen in the exhaust gases, this will enable the engine unit to modify the air/fuel mixture to lower the pollution released by the motor vehicle and lower the car’s fuel consumption.

Lambda sensor process on Ford Edge

Before explaining you the different complications of lambda probe on Ford Edge , we will look a little more in detail at its functioning to allow you to understand exactly how it works and thus to consider more serenely the correction of a problem related to it.
As we informed you, a lambda probe has the job of controlling the amount of oxygen present in the exhaust gases . One could naively think that this data is calculated upstream of the combustion but it is on the contrary measured at the engine outlet . With the EURO 1 standard there was just one lambda sensor needed before the catalyst, but with the arrival of more drastic specifications there are now 2 lambda sensors, one before and one after the catalyst . The interest is to have more exact data by compiling the two probes. These data are sent to the ECU which will adjust the quantity of air and gasoline injected into the engine unit to optimize the combustion .

Lambda sensor issue on Ford Edge

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Finally, we are now going to attack the part you are obviously most enthusiastic about this content page, how to handle it if you have a lambda sensor issue on Ford Edge . In a first step we will find out how to find a lambda sensor HS and in a second step how to replace it.

How to know if a lambda sensor on Ford Edge is HS

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It is necessary to know that a lambda sensor has generally a lifetime of 150 000 km , this data can vary according to the year of your Ford Edge, your driving, and the good functioning of your engine unit. A poorly taken care of engine unit that emits unburned gases may forever damaged your lambda sensor. One of the clues that can alert you of a defective lambda sensor on Ford Edge might be the engine unit light turns on, if you want to turn off the engine light of your Ford Edge, do not hesitate to consult our dedicated content page to see the procedure to stick to. The only effective method to be sure that you have a lambda sensor issue on your Ford Edge and to pass your car to the diagnostic case, for that do not hesitate to consult our guide which explains you Ford Edgehow to read the fault code of a Ford Edge. Take note that if you have complications with one of your lambda sensors, the just remedy to solve them will be to replace the defective sensor.

How to replace a lambda sensor on Ford Edge?

And at last, we are going to focus on the correction of lambda sensor problems on Ford Edge , by describing how to replace a lambda sensor.

The replacement of a lambda sensor is quite very easy to perform and you will be able to do it yourself with a minimum of tools and mechanical knowledge. A lambda sensor is worth between 25 and 50€ , it is better to replace the 2 lambda sensors present upstream and downstream of your catalytic converter because if one of them is defective the second one risks to drop you fairly quickly. To replace it, it will be necessary to put your Ford Edge on candles and at the level of your catalyst unscrew your probes, disconnect them, reconnect them and screw the new ones . Once re-connected, you should not have any more complications with your lambda sensor on Ford Edge.

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