Oxygen sensor cleaning?

Regulator23

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Oct 1, 2019
I pulled the oxygen sensor for my Innovate wideband from my downpipe while having the downpipe refitted with a new wastegate.
No issues with the sensor, or it's performance but looking for the general consensus of replacing, cleaning or just leaving it alone while its out.
I'm talking preventative maintenance while its accessible.
For reference, as yearly maintenance we pull and clean our O2 sensors on high pressure direct injection 2 stroke outboards and let them sit in Berrymans top end cleaner which does a fantastic job of breaking down carbon.
 
If it not broke ,leave it along, But while your at it just replace it with a DENSO.. the heck with trying to clean it.
 
it is not recommended to clean o2 sensors per most manufactures ... but I'm not sure why ...maybe the extreme solvents needed to actually clean... degrade components :unsure:
 
Just leave it alone. They are not meant to get submerged in anything other than the exhaust stream. They get hot and burn off contaminants by design.
 
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