Hey fellas I was at a well know auto shop buyin injector cleaner, and I was going to replace my oxygen sensor, and they guy estimated around $150, then he checked it up and he said $276 for a NON genuine sensor... What BS, does anyone know where to get non genuine ones cheap as? because im gettin pov KM/tank and I want to test if its really my oxygen sensor, I was about to try that lemon and 12v trick, but id rather a new one! thx Rob

you can get a GM one for around the $140 mark brand new... i think he was trying tto riip you off dude... i dont know if the turbo or the non turbo one is the same i am guessing so but yeah...

oh yeah **** its from an N/A, are we allowed to post major shop names? $140 is more like it, is there a good way to test an O2 sensor? its only been through 180 000 km

how much for an aftermarket o2 sensor?

hsaha holy crap! i got a non-genuine one a while back and it was around $100

That was like after market PSI Wagon - Where bouts? Ive searched hard on these forums and havnet been able to find any places! Im bout to go get another quote at lunch. Update: Repco sells them for $145, thats like nearly half the price :O Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

do you really wanna spend 100bucks plus on a new one? that or just go to the wreakers and score yourself one (five finger discount) if its rooted - oh well at least you didnt pay for it? that or do the right thing is you like to keep your morals - you got a bersons in WA? they tend to be cheap on certain things. cheers, Daz

Quote: Originally Posted by Zanjara you can get a GM one for around the $140 mark brand new... i think he was trying tto riip you off dude... i dont know if the turbo or the non turbo one is the same i am guessing so but yeah... Done you mean GM as in General Motors(Holden)? If so just from a Holden Parts dealer?

Quote: Originally Posted by grug Done you mean GM as in General Motors(Holden)? If so just from a Holden Parts dealer? Yeah a gmh dealer.. Dazza102 - haha na I dont really have morals but since the car is 16 years old, I thought if I 'aquired' one from a wreck, it may be stuffed too, so thats why im gunna buy brand new. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

how do you know if they are stuffed or not is there a way u can test them? wat about clean them??? like degreeser or somthing along them lines???

holden parts dealer is GM.... i get all my stuff thru preston motors... but it gets delivered to another place where i pick up the parts from... and i have been doing this for years....

i dont think u can fix them? why would u bother... once there dead, they are dead. just goto bursons/repco or somewhere similar, $145 sounds about right. i think i got mine from bursons...

Quote: Originally Posted by DriftArab oh yeah **** its from an N/A, are we allowed to post major shop names? $140 is more like it, is there a good way to test an O2 sensor? its only been through 180 000 km 180,000km is alot of mileage for a o2 sensor, they really are a wear item more so than any other sensor due to the extremes they operate at. Just ring your local holden dealer and get one from there. Turbo and non turbo ones are the same. You can check a o2 sensor operation with an ocilloscope, but if you dont know what your looking at it wont mean anything. A worn/old sensor tends to be a bit lazy in the way it cycles between lean and rich in relation to engine rpm and load.

Well, I have replaced my leads, plugs, fuel filter, plugs, injector cleaner, re calibrated my AFM to 382 ohms, and im gunna buy the o2 sensor this weekend as well as the temp sensor in the quest for better fuel economy, im seriously gettin 320km to a full tank (above full to the empty line) So hopefully I would be able to get way more KM outta my tank. As far as cleaning the O2 sensor, I read that you can put it inside a lemon and run 12v through it, or alternatively sit the sensor in lemon juice- Rob

i got a MT8 in my VLT and my O2 sensor is only 1 wire. i noticed on my NA VL that its like 3 or 4 coloured wires.

The GM O2 sensor is the NTK brand. Just go to your local parts shop and buy the NTK one, mine was $120