Oxygen Sensors from Bosch

Aftermarket Leader for Over a Decade

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Oxygen Sensors from Bosch

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Oxygen (O2) sensors are critically
important for your vehicle.

They help reduce They keep your engine

emissions to protect running efficiently, so
our environment. you save money on gas.

O2 sensors are used in vehicles all over the world.

That all started with Bosch.

Bosch invented the In 1976, Volvo placed their first Soon, O2 sensors became a
first automotive oxygen sensor in a production globally required feature for all
oxygen sensor in the vehicle: the Volvo Lamba Sond. gasoline and most diesel engines.
late 1960s.

1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

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40+ Years Bosch has been producing oxygen

sensors for more than 4 decades.
Oxygen sensors since 1976
 Why are oxygen sensors so important?
Oxygen sensors are the most They determine the oxygen content of
effective way to monitor and a vehicle’s exhaust gas and help the
regulate the combustion process. engine achieve “perfect combustion”
by maintaining the ideal, or
stoichiometric, air : fuel ratio.

Control
Module

Catalytic
Converter
Oxygen Content

The stoichiometric air : fuel ratio for

gasoline is 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel.

too rich too lean

When perfect combustion is maintained…

Your engine runs smoothly. 89999

9 Your engine lasts longer.

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Your engine produces
Your car is fuel efficient.
far fewer harmful emissions.

When the perfect combustion ratio is not maintained...

hydrogen helium
1 2

H compounds
Hazardous chemical1.0079
NOx gases Carbon He
Excess hydrocarbons 4.0026

can form in large amounts:

lithium
3 4
beryllium
(greenhouse monoxide boron
5 6(which
carbon
7 8 indicate
nitrogen
9 10
oxygen fluorine neon

Li Be
6.941 9.0122
gases) (CO) B
10.811
ClowNfuelO
12.011
F Ne
efficiency)
14.007 15.999 18.998 20.180

(NO or NO2)
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

Na Mg
22.990 24.305
Al
26.982
Si
28.086
P
30.974
S
32.065
Cl Ar
35.453 39.948
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

K Ca Sc Ti
39.098 40.078 44.956 47.867
V
50.942
Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
51.996 54.938 55.845 58.933 58.693 63.546 65.38 69.723 72.64 74.922 78.96 79.904 83.798
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 How do Bosch O2 sensors work?
At the core of the sensor,
a heated zirconia- and
yttria-based ceramic
element with two
electrodes generates an Outer Electrode
electrical signal by
Inner Electrode
transferring oxygen ions
to the exhaust.

Closed Loop Control

Air Manifold
Catalytic
Converter

Fuel Injectors
14.7:1
This signal is used by
the engine controller’s
closed loop fuel control
to adjust the fueling to
the ideal air : fuel ratio.
Engine Control Unit

Switching vs. Wideband sensors

There are two kinds of Bosch O2 sensors, and both
of them are commonly found in modern vehicles.
Wideband sensors
Control Found before the catalytic
Module converter, these sensors tell
the vehicle’s computer the exact
air : fuel ratio in the exhaust.

In some applications these

sensors can become active and
control the engine just 5 seconds
after engine start (at 785 °C) for
improved fueling and torque
management accuracy.

Catalytic
Converter

When placed before the catalyst, they

switch between rich (too much fuel, Rich

not enough oxygen) and lean (too Switching sensors

much oxygen, not enough fuel). The
Engine Control Unit uses this signal Lean
Found both before and after
to maintain the ideal air : fuel ratio.
the catalytic converter
depending on the application.
When used after the catalyst in the
Rich
“diagnostic” position, the sensor
outputs an almost flat signal, which
indicates that the catalyst is
working properly. Lean
working properly
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La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
138.91 140.12 140.91 144.24 [145] 150.36 151.96 157.25 158.93 162.50 164.93 167.26 168.93 173.05 174.97
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In addition to being the originator

of this important technology,
Bosch is also the market leader.

Bosch
50%*

Bosch produces over

15 million
*2016 U.S. IAM
Market Share

O2 sensors annually, in Anderson, SC.

Since 1976 Bosch has produced over

1 Billion
oxygen sensors

Durability
Bosch isn’t just a market leader in oxygen
sensor sales, but also in product durability.

Bosch O2 sensors are designed and tested to last

150,000 miles.

x6
This is equivalent
to over 6 times
around the Earth.
Si
Each new Bosch O2 sensor generation
adds further improvements in poisoning
resistance and water shock protection,
which are the leading causes of sensor
failure.
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Bosch offers unique

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reverse-engineering capabilities…
For oxygen sensors where Bosch is not the OE
supplier, the sensors are reverse-engineered
and produced on exactly the same production
lines as Bosch OE oxygen sensors.

O2 sensors from Bosch:

Clean, durable, affordable,
and not just for cars…
Bosch O2 sensors are also used in
ovens and wood-burning stoves!

Bosch O2 sensors
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The only O2 sensor

you’ll ever need.
American and American
German engineering manufacturing

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