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Old 15 February 2006, 06:04 PM
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Fella's, this is what ive been quoted by subaru in Inverness ?

Can this be right ? Its the front oxygen sensor that goes into the header pipes on the drivers side, its a MY01 Bug eye WRX ?!

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Old 15 February 2006, 06:10 PM
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The one for my P1 was £120 for the sensor only, no fitting.
Old 15 February 2006, 06:16 PM
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Cheers,mate, maybe they think ive got money LOL, I bought my own P1 from there, what made you change yours ?
Old 15 February 2006, 06:41 PM
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I believe halfords do a very cheap one according to Andy Forrest.
Old 15 February 2006, 07:10 PM
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just phone David at API... he will sort you out
Old 15 February 2006, 07:11 PM
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Thats the correct price for the one in the headers.You wont find an after market one that works either.Its wide band i think
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Add another £80 to it and you could have bought my car
Old 15 February 2006, 07:17 PM
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i think it's the ayf sensor or air/fuel/ratio not an o2 sensor works something like 40 times harder than an o2 sensor
Old 15 February 2006, 08:57 PM
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That is the normal price, the sensor in question is indeed a wideband not a narrow band, expensive yes but if the guy tries to use what is being recommended here then he will have a problem. It doesn't work any harder btw, less in fact if you consider work as the number of times it varies its output in a fixed time period. The rear sensor is the narrow band and is only there to tell you your cat is ok.

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Gents, thank you very much indeed for your help, I am having the correct sensor installed on tuesday at a total cost of £310 fitted !

Hopefully that will cure my hesitation problems at low revs.

regards and thanks.

Glen
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