>keith honked his horn and wrote:

> "Fred W." <Fred.Wills@'remove this to reply to' myrealbox.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Somebody" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> >> "FoggyBottom" > wrote in message
> - snip
>
> IIRC should it fail it wont leave the car and driver stranded.. the
> worst case scenario is really poor fuel consumption., and probably a
> reduced top speed..
>
> it certainly wont prevent the engine starting or running, albeit
> poorly.
>
> keith

The O2 sensor failed twice on my E36 325 Coupe. Still drove fine. Only
reason I knew was it failed its emissions tests.

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Cheers

Rick

'92 E36 325 Coupe
http://bmw.aqua-maniac.co.uk