Where To Buy O2 Sensor And Typical Cost?

[sl33py]

Disconnected the oxygen sensor from my car and it runs the same as with it connected. We hooked up a volt/ohm-meter and sure enough, it's giving crap readings ( 0 Volts on the line that's supposed to sit at around 0.5V according to my friend). Mate was really surprised that the engine didn't start running badly and / or searching for a comfortable idle engine speed when we disconnected it.

Long story short, we're gonna swap it out for a new one. Where in Canberra is a good place to buy an oxygen sensor? I asked at Autobarn and they needed to take my details to go and figure out what they can sell me. Doesn't exactly inspire confidence that they'll get the right model.

Also, how much should it be? Bare in mind I want a new one, I'm trying to eliminate the cause of a problem outright, so not after 2nd hand prices or "I've got one u can have..."

I don't mind if it's a non-performance brand eg Bosch or whatever, but I don't wanan pay through the nose just to have the word "Denso" on the side of something i'll never see.

Anyway, hope to swap it over this weekend if I've got the part in time. Thanks in advance for any help.

[Terminal]

Go to Repco or similar and get one for an EF/EL falcon, it's the same piece and a fair bit cheaper. that's what i did when i got a new one in my car.

Do a search and you'll find a lot of help on this matter

[JD_R33]

Yeah, what Terminal said. I got one from Repco a while back for around about 80 bucks, part number was ROX207.

Easiest if you cut the wiring connectors off the old and new sensors, and wire the old connector up to the new sensor. The wire colours aren't the same, but not too hard to figure out, just do a search if you have troubles.

I used crimp on joiners to reconnect the wires as they don't take too well to soldering.

The sensor is also a right bastard to get out without the proper tool, as there isn't much room to swing a spanner, and normal sockets aren't deep enough to fit.

All up, about a 15 minute job if you have the right bits....

Good luck!

[LO_R33]

I did the same as JD R33, worked a treat, my old one was broken, and my new one might have picked up 40kms more to a tank, not that great but over all has probably paid itself off.. even if they are 'dead' your car wont run that bad, all it does when its broken is tell the ecu to run rich all the time... and most skylines run rich naturally anyway.

Goodluck

Dayne

[sl33py]

Ah ok. I'm picking one up from Ed at Integ tomorrow morning. 110 bucks *shrug* Good enough. It's a generic one and will need hacking up like mentioned above. But this post did bring up the "special tool" side of it that I didn't realise, so I'll make sure my mate helping me change it has one or knows some tricks...

Yeah I'm hoping this solves my misfiring @ idle (worse when AC is on full tilt and/or I've been pushing the car a bit) and maybe give me some more kms per tank too... 260kms on $52 of BP ultimate last fill! And that wasn't really fangin' it either.

[r33skylinegtst]

I had mine replaced by Ed, didn't take him too long and it's pretty much paid for itself already. seeing over 300km/h and over on the trip computer is a nice change!

[Terminal]

i changed mine and didn't get any response. i think the heavy wagon is just more thirsty