Practically Classics Forum

Well I've been scouring the technical help section of this forum since I joined looking for a question I could answer and help a fellow enthusiast along the way as you all have helped me. However, it would seem that I am still an incompetant bumbling fool as all the questions are too difficult! Please can someone ask a simple question just so I can feel needed?

In the meantime, I went looking for a Forum for the completely mechanically challenged, to see if I could answer their questions and feel slightly better about myself and a bit smug. I found it and have actually managed to help several people!! (It's a 1 marque Forum for more modern cars than generally feature here but I wont name it!)

However, I came across this sentence which had me baffled!

"someone mentioned on here cleaning the sensers lambada n that"

I've never heard of a "Lambada sensor". I was wondering if it was there to detect somone "Dad Dancing" in the car and maybe opperate an ejector seat? A bit worrying if they are fitted to my daughters car. I'll have to be a bit more carefull when I drive it.

Does anyone have one of these sensors fitted to their cars?

(Disclaimer:- All derogatory comments are purely fictional and not intended to offend in any way. It is actually a very good forum with some experienced technical chaps)

they are the work of the devil, fitted to modern cars....does this help

Ah yes, the good old Lambada sensor, fitted during the late 80s and 90s to vehicles for export (mainly to South America), it was superceded by the more vibrant Macarena detector, due to the high levels of Salsa in modern fuels. Some diesel vehicles were also fitted with a Rumba controller, to limit excessive Merengue, but only where the rare Paso Doble option was specified.

All clear now?

also very closely to the chachacha particle filter.

Kev

First fitted to the TRSEVEN, Strictly speaking...

Thanks Chaps. I'm glad you cleared that up for me. I guess I am going to have to ban music when I am travelling in any modern that may have these fitted as I have been known to "boogie on down" whilst driving.

You'd have thought that there would be a warning sticker or something though wouldn't you?

The use of cat cleaner not only cleans the cat but the lambda sensors without them
having to be removed. Be aware that a cat which has been knocked through or with
a hole in it letting the exhaust gases blow straight through will clog up the sensors
quickly!

I think with the aid of modern technology, the car will start displaying a unique disco lighting effect from the dashboard, while going into a seductive slow motion routine when it's "Lambada time". My Golf certainly did when the pressure sensor for the DPF packed up (DPF - Diabolical Performance Flattener), even giving a few "pings" every now and then for added Germanic rhythm.

Not sure about Cats though - they seem to know our dog can't chase them now and come to the patio door to wind her up!

Thats just it some don't go into disco effect on the dash, a post 2000 car I had sounded
like a bag of spanners as map sensor was clogged due to exhaust gas return designed to
help with emissions and fuel economy was choking the engine. Which it would continue to
do till the engine was running at the right temperature. O2 sensors dirty couldn't read the
actual exhaust gas and gave a reading as it was clean burn!

A bit of dodgy fuel goes through the system, the car will produce smoke clog the exhaust
sensors, either block or jam open the egr valve and clog the intake sensors with a tar like
residue. The cat cleaner will help with the O2 sensors and as it helps the fuel burn at a
higher temp can possibly burn through the egr system cleaning it out too.

HOWEVER be advised that any oil or debrie or seals that have worn in a certain way
protecting the engine and keeping it running smooth, will also be burnt or dissolved away!
And depending on the above the car might need the cleaner more and more becoming
addicted to the stuff (mother has a car that became addicted to the stuff)

Neon owner speak with forkéd tongue....... I see no reference to dance moves? Anyone would think this was a serious technical discussion.........

P45.