OES provides high quality aftermarket auto parts that produce the least environmental impact possible. We strive to deliver a product that meets these criteria through our manufacturing and testing operations. Our OES facilities take pride in employing the use of recyclable packaging, internal minimal waste policies, and alternative energy utilization whenever possible.
Oxygen Sensors and the Environment
It is well known that exhaust from a poorly running engine is a major source of pollution around the world. It also wastes fossil fuel, an expensive, nonrenewable commodity. Using quality OES aftermarket oxygen sensors could improve your fuel economy by up to 40%* and reduce your emissions.
With an estimated 750 million cars currently in use, it is now critical that everyone make an effort to minimize the environmental impact of his or her own vehicle. The role of the oxygen sensor in a properly functioning exhaust system is to monitor the air fuel ratio, as often as 100 times per second, and report this information to the vehicle’s CPU. The proper adjustments are then made to ensure that this ratio is ideal or stoichiometric, helping the automobile burn fuel more efficiently. Without this process of analysis and correction, your vehicle could be producing exhaust that is outside of the environmental regulations of your state or region. Additionally, your vehicle would likely be consuming much more fuel than is necessary. It is this combination of harmful exhaust gases and excessive fuel consumption that has contributed to our current air pollution situation. However, through environmental regulations, greener technology and the efforts of individual citizens, we have seen and will continue to see remarkable improvements in air quality worldwide.
* “Keeping Your Car in Shape,” http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/maintain.shtml, 4/17/2012