NEW o2 SENSORS OR NOT?
I am putting a catted xpipe on this weekend and was wondering if I should replace the forward o2 sensors while I have everything down.The car is a 99 GT with 70k. Opinions please. Also is there any difference between the Bosch sensors and the ford/bosch sensors.The Bosch say they are OE and are half the price.
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Originally Posted by Gearjammer5
(Post 350085)
I am putting a catted xpipe on this weekend and was wondering if I should replace the forward o2 sensors while I have everything down.The car is a 99 GT with 70k. Opinions please. Also is there any difference between the Bosch sensors and the ford/bosch sensors.The Bosch say they are OE and are half the price.
yes there IS a difference, even if Bosch makes the same one for Ford, as FoMoCo calls for tighter specs than what Bosch sells to the so-called "parts stores" and the ECM in our cars is sensitive enought to read the difference between them and at 70k, your O2's are pretty-much all used up....so bottome line is: replace them and replace them wth oem Ford o2'S |
it couldn't hurt to replace them.
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Randy what do you charge for a front set out of curiosity.
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Thanks for the replies, I've got set of new ford sensors on the way.The weather was kinda crappy this weekend anyway.
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Originally Posted by spike_africa
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Randy what do you charge for a front set out of curiosity.
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Randy, how long do these things usually last? I have a 2000 with 75k....still original set on a blower car.
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Originally Posted by WaterDR
(Post 350892)
Randy, how long do these things usually last? I have a 2000 with 75k....still original set on a blower car.
usally @70 to 80k there just about used up |
You're lucky, mine went at 60k. However, my dad has driven his trucks to 200k w/ no need of new sensors so it really depends, on a lot of things. However, the best indication that you need new ones is when you notice your gas mileage/performance dropping or if the SES has a code for the O2's.
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hey I dont know if this is a dumb question but it kinda relates to this topic
but i put in new Headers and while removing the H-pipe i broke a up-stream o2 sensor and im getting a new o/r x-pipe with MIL eliminators, can i take one of my old down-stream o2 sensors and put it up front? |
Nope, they're different sensors. Up front you have the green ones while downstream you have purple and/or blue.
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I used the bosch from AZ and went on a trip to fl the next day (this was last week) and i got 29MPG out of my GT.
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OK thanks i was just currious
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