Generic Oxygen Sensor

[Kyojin]

Hi, I'm trying to find a NARROWBAND Oxygen Sensor to hook up to my Apex'i auto timer.

 

I've been to a few stockist and they laugh me off and said my Starlet doesn't need one since it's on carburetor. Then I say, any Toyota O2 sensor will be fine for me, but they won't entertain me further saying i'm wasting their time (?!)

 

Anyway, hope sifus here can recommend me a good narrowband O2 sensor. perhaps it may be better if i should go down with a part number, so if they try to be snide, i can just say buying for a friend.

 

thanks!

[Rhys11]

not too sure wat is narrowband, but saw tis ngk website tat sells oxygen sensors, maybe u go see if its wat u want.

if so search at yahoo for ngk spark plug, got a few ngk website to choose frm, mayb one of it u can order frm

http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/products/oxyg...ex.asp?mode=nml

[Modas88]

I too wld like to kno re generic sensor. I went to a wkshp in jb to ask for replac emenmt oxygen sensor for my ride n he qouted me ringgit$280 for a honda one, but sd that a genericMitsubishi/proton one wld work just as well n cost ringgit$100 less.

 

any thoughts?

[Dwoon]

Huh??? the stock O2 sensor is so cheap?

[Modas88]

thats the price i was quoted.

 

they also sd that I cud try cleaning the O2 sensor 1st b4 replacing it. Cost of cleaning is rm$45

[Rhys11]

Actually is not me who need the oyygen sensor, i only replying to another forumer's queries, actually what i've read frm some other websites regarding oxygen sensor that r located after the cataylic convertor, how it works is by reading the amount of oxygen in the exhaust gas, more/less than this XX amount, would trip the check engine light and the ecu will adjust the fuel air ratio, if within the good range then nothing would happen. So its either a pass or fail thing.

At first i tot is the sensor will read the quantity of oxygen and adjust in real time the fuel air ratio continously.

So its seems like not a too expensive and complicated device, so can believe it is a not too ex thing

[Genie47]

Yes, stock O2 sensors are cheap. Those nice NGK or Bosch widebands are very expensive.

[Modas88]

thats what ive read abt O2 sensors as well. It also seems tat the O2 sensore is a wear & tear part, that needs to be replaced every 50K odd kilometres.

[Raining]

Replace? I was thinking along the line of cleaning

[Yeobh]

Yes, they are basically minute voltage switch- swtiching from 0 to 5 volt at nano second and passing the info to the on-board computer.

[Modas88]

hopefully cleaning it wiil suffice. recently my fc went down frm ard 370km for a full tank to ard 350km for a full tank. am rather puzzled as to the cause of this....

 

wil prolly do the job 2 weeks after the hari raya wkend and will report back after that.