Re: S.O.S - looking for cheap (but good) Oxygen sensor....

Charles R. Lincoln (clincoln@SpiritOne.com)
Fri, 18 Jul 97 18:42:33 -0700

>>my '86 505 STI (sedan, 2.0 liters, not turbo) seems in need of a new Oxygen
>>sensor (73,000 miles...). So far I have seen it at around 180-190$
>>(either from Peugeot or Bosh resellers).Does anyone have experience in
>>shopping for it and can address me to a better bargain ?
>>Silvana

Based on some threads in the Volvo list, a lot of the Volvo owners have
been going to universal or "any" 3 wire sensors for around $60, with no
reports of problems. Don't know how it work in the Peugeot, but the 3
wire Bosh part number for the Volvo (240) and the Peugeot (XN6) is the
same.

I've extracted a few quotes from that list (the first quote came as the
thread was being beat to death!) :

>Why, then, are you looking for "this particular generic one" when
>ANY[!!!!] 3-wire sensor will work???

>Any Ford[or G.M., or Chrysler] sensor will fit any Volvo [same thread,
>same sensor].

>The heater is more or less optional, as the sensors are the same; heated
>ones work sooner on startup and better at idle. Cars with heated sensors
>stock may have some means of detecting whether the heater is working or
>not.

>the oxy sensor hole in your manifold is the same thread as an 18MM spark
>plug, and I believe all sensors have the same size thread, so any sensor
>would work, just be careful pulling out the old sensor, since they
>sometimes leave threads behind, you may have to run a thread chaser
>through the hole. Having just replaced the Sensor with a Ford Sensor
>(cheap,cheap), I was surprised to find the same Bosch part number on
>both. The difference was the length of the pigtale.

>I bought an OS-202 sensor from NAPA for ~$55.- NAPA's OS-202 *is* a
>Bosch sensor, it's for a Ford 302 of some description. (The reason I
>said it that way - I called about it, and the Ford #s I had crossed to
>the OS-202. But at the parts counter the counter person checked another
>cross-ref list. He pulled both the 202 and 203 from stock; when we saw
>the OS-203 we both started to laugh...) I spliced it in using covered
>spade connectors at a point just in the driveshaft tunnel, and used the
>original wiring for the rest of the job. Works fine!

- Charlie