In article <48BB9A25.2010608@comcast.net>, barrysuperhawk@comcast.net (Barry
Oliver) writes:
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>
> Terrible Tom wrote:
> >
> > Ok - to continue the Ford trend here... (sorry)
> > O2 sensors, blah, blah, blah.
> <snip>
> > Opinions?
> >
>
> O2 sensors are like every other piece of electronics in the world, there
> is simply no way to guarantee quality and performance without testing.
> Electronics go poof and release the magic pixie dust that makes them
> work at random, not at predictable times. A belt can be rated for 60k
> miles, and manage to last 90k, but that's a fluke. Electronics are much
> more random, there is no practical service life for them, they simply
> work until they don't. One headlight may last 150k miles without
> burning out, but the next one off the line might only last 5 minutes.
Yup - I know this all too well.
>
> Bosch O2 sensors have a bad rap because the O2 sensor is cheaper and
> easier than a Cat, so it gets done first, and if it doesent work, it has
> to be a bad, new sensor, of course...
>
Agreed - I see lots of people throw O2 sensors on a car/truck for no good
reason. It seems like the O2 sensor and the fuel filter are Joe Schmoe's first
line of attack in automotive repair - no matter what the problem is. I've had
people want O2 sensors and they had no other information other than the check
engine light was on.
If the sensor I was having problems with was a post-CAT sensor and not a
pre-CAT sensor, I would suspect CAT problems - but again this was a pre-CAT
sensor. I'd prefer an NGK sensor, but its hard to find anyone who sells them.
All the retail parts houses favor Bosch. I could try online - I know.
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