Lambda/o2 sensor help?

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E30Charlie
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Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:36 pm

Can i use an m52 sensor on my m50, just i have two of them that came with the manifolds? and dont want to buy a new one

the connectors are simular but dont plug together, ive checked the wiring and the colours are the same except the m50 has YEL,BLK,BRN,GRN and the m52 has YEL,BLK,BRN,RED/WHT
also the pin numbers are different.
Ive traced the wiring back using the diagrams on autolib and it seems that if i swap the yellow n black, and connect the red/white to green, brown to brown, it may work?

Anyone shed any light on this?
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UweM3
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Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:02 pm

Don't know if this applicable for the M52 but there WIDEband sensors and NARROWband sensors
which can't be mixed up.
BMW hasn't put another plug/wiring colour on it for fun methinks. If your sensor reads wrong your engine will run bad.
Is there a BOSCH number on the sensor itself? Try to google this up and see what type of sensor you have/need
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