NGK warns of car maintenance as winter approaches

Driver must redouble care in the face of thermal inversion,
weather phenomenon that aggravates respiratory diseases

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São Paulo, June 2022 – With the arrival of winter, large cities record thermal inversion, climatic phenomenon that increases the concentration of pollutants and, consequently, worsens respiratory diseases. in this season, and NGK, Japanese multinational specialist in parts for ignition systems, alerts the driver to the importance of keeping up to date with the vehicle inspection.

Segundo Hiromori Mori, NGK Technical Assistance Consultant, the driver must pay extra attention to the car in addition to fuel consumption, which is among the main reasons for workshop evaluations. “The driver needs to be concerned about controlling the emission levels, which is also associated with fuel consumption, in order to protect the environment and health”, claims.

In this task, a key component is the lambda probe, also known as oxygen sensor, whose function is to keep the air-fuel mixture in the correct proportion to ensure the efficiency of the catalyst, contributing to the reduction of pollutant emission levels. “This is a part that works in very difficult conditions inside the exhaust pipe., being exposed to high temperatures and gases from engine combustion”, Mori explains.

According to NGK Technical Assistance consultant, the lambda sensor has a long useful life – depending on working conditions, it can exceed 90 thousand kilometers driven, however the use of low quality fuel can damage the component. "Therefore, It is recommended that the driver take the car to a trusted workshop to check the functioning of the oxygen sensor once a year or every 30,000 kilometers.”, guides.

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