Lambda Sensor
30 December 2004, 09:59 AM
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Lambda Sensor
Where's the best place to get a decent plug and play Lambda sensor?
Last time I replaced it, I used one of Halfrauds cheapo £20 sensors which although it appeared to work well, has now failed after less than 18 months (about 15,000 miles) and also when it fails it seems to read rich thus leading to the ECU leaning out the mixture. At least when the original part failed, it had the decency to do it safely by reading lean.
Tried my local, friendly Subaru dealership who, for some reason that escapes me, expected me to pay £113 plus VAT!
I need one ASAP, one that won't stop working in another 18 months, one that will plug in if poss and one that is somewhere inbetween £20 and £113+VAT (preferably nearer the £20 end)
Last time I replaced it, I used one of Halfrauds cheapo £20 sensors which although it appeared to work well, has now failed after less than 18 months (about 15,000 miles) and also when it fails it seems to read rich thus leading to the ECU leaning out the mixture. At least when the original part failed, it had the decency to do it safely by reading lean.
Tried my local, friendly Subaru dealership who, for some reason that escapes me, expected me to pay £113 plus VAT!
I need one ASAP, one that won't stop working in another 18 months, one that will plug in if poss and one that is somewhere inbetween £20 and £113+VAT (preferably nearer the £20 end)
30 December 2004, 04:30 PM
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Bite the bullet, and buy the subaru one : I went through several universal lambda sensors, all of them read wrong or wouldn't co-operate. Eventually ordered the subaru one from japan, and the first one they sent also sent screwy voltages out. Garage sent it back and the second one worked fine.
My view was, given what can go wrong by having a dodgy reading from it and how much it could cost, it was worth spending the extra.
My view was, given what can go wrong by having a dodgy reading from it and how much it could cost, it was worth spending the extra.
31 December 2004, 10:13 AM
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Dean, YHPM!
BoxerFlat4, I know what you're saying, but £133 for a poxy sensor is daylight robbery. There must be somewhere you can get the OEM Subaru ones for less.
BoxerFlat4, I know what you're saying, but £133 for a poxy sensor is daylight robbery. There must be somewhere you can get the OEM Subaru ones for less.
31 December 2004, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by NotoriousREV
Dean, YHPM!
BoxerFlat4, I know what you're saying, but £133 for a poxy sensor is daylight robbery. There must be somewhere you can get the OEM Subaru ones for less.
BoxerFlat4, I know what you're saying, but £133 for a poxy sensor is daylight robbery. There must be somewhere you can get the OEM Subaru ones for less.
http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthread.php?t=390197
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31 December 2004, 01:29 PM
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Yup Agreed, buy the above or just get a new O.e. bosch sensor.
Unfortunately it is not the fact that it is a subaru part that makes it expensive, i took the part number to a bosch stockist i use and the price was the same unfortunately.
Rob
Unfortunately it is not the fact that it is a subaru part that makes it expensive, i took the part number to a bosch stockist i use and the price was the same unfortunately.
Rob
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01 January 2005, 12:55 PM
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Righto -
- 4 new coil packs
- 2 sets of new spark plugs
- New lambda sensor
- New MAF sensor
- New coolant temperature sensor
- Walbro fuel pump
- New exhaust manifold
- Cam and cranckshaft sensors
- Earthing points cleaned and checked.
01 January 2005, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by BoxerFlat4
If it's any consolation, over the last 6 months I've probably spent over £700 trying to fix an intermittent misfire, and it's still there.
Just a thought...Have you checked the coilpack wires for continuity/breaks back to the ECU?
How intermittant is the fault? - May not be electrical, and might be worth compression testing the suspect cylinder???
Richard
01 January 2005, 03:10 PM
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Rather than hi-jack this thread, I've started a new one ... http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/showthrea...27#post4136727
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