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You will have a much better chance of getting helpful info if you give more helpful info - model year, RoW/USA/etc., what the warning light says...
If that is the mileage counter for the oxygen sensor warning light, and if the oxygen sensor warning is what you are trying to turn off:
No one knew how long the first oxygen sensors would last, whether there would be any noticeable symptoms of failure, etc., etc. As a result, Porsche decided to implement a mileage-based warning to service the sensor. The warning has nothing to do with whether the sensor is working or not - it is purely mileage-based. If that is what you are dealing with, there will be no adverse results to disconnecting the switch unit and turning the light off.
If that is the mileage counter for the oxygen sensor warning light, and if the oxygen sensor warning is what you are trying to turn off:
No one knew how long the first oxygen sensors would last, whether there would be any noticeable symptoms of failure, etc., etc. As a result, Porsche decided to implement a mileage-based warning to service the sensor. The warning has nothing to do with whether the sensor is working or not - it is purely mileage-based. If that is what you are dealing with, there will be no adverse results to disconnecting the switch unit and turning the light off.
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My '82 blew all the accessory belts and the first light to come one was the OXS. I assumed it was caused by the lack of air pump belt but how was it sensed?
Last edited by depami; 01-25-2014 at 01:35 PM.
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You will have a much better chance of getting helpful info if you give more helpful info - model year, RoW/USA/etc., what the warning light says...
If that is the mileage counter for the oxygen sensor warning light, and if the oxygen sensor warning is what you are trying to turn off:
No one knew how long the first oxygen sensors would last, whether there would be any noticeable symptoms of failure, etc., etc. As a result, Porsche decided to implement a mileage-based warning to service the sensor. The warning has nothing to do with whether the sensor is working or not - it is purely mileage-based. If that is what you are dealing with, there will be no adverse results to disconnecting the switch unit and turning the light off.
If that is the mileage counter for the oxygen sensor warning light, and if the oxygen sensor warning is what you are trying to turn off:
No one knew how long the first oxygen sensors would last, whether there would be any noticeable symptoms of failure, etc., etc. As a result, Porsche decided to implement a mileage-based warning to service the sensor. The warning has nothing to do with whether the sensor is working or not - it is purely mileage-based. If that is what you are dealing with, there will be no adverse results to disconnecting the switch unit and turning the light off.
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According to the wiring diagrams and one of the docs (I don't remember which one - sorry) the oxygen sensor light is nothing but a mileage counter, not hooked to the sensor at all.
The only reason that I can think of for your situation is that all of the warning lights come on when the alternator quits with the engine running.
The only reason that I can think of for your situation is that all of the warning lights come on when the alternator quits with the engine running.