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"crashq" <crashq@pacbell.net> wrote in message
news:1152801355.281020.93250@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
>I have a 1992 V-6 4x4 Xtra-Cab truck. The "Check Engine" light just
> came on at 230,000 miles. I am convinced by the diagnostic codes that
> it is the oxygen sensor. Well I am convinced because of the codes and
> the fact that I have never replaced the sensor. Yes, I did say sensor
> (singular). This model only has one O2 sensor (in front of the
> catalytic converter).
>
> I checked the prices for these sensors online. I can get an OEM style
> Bosch sensor for $100, or a universal type Bosch sensor for $65. I
> understand that I will have to wire the universal sensor to the old
> connector. I also understand that the universal type will not have the
> OEM flange.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1) Is it easy to figure out which sensor wires on a universal
> replacement sensor match up to the terminals on the connector?
>
> 2) Does the flange come of the original sensor for reinstallment on the
> (new) universal type sensor? Do you need a special wrench to take the
> flange off?
>
> Is it worth the exttra $35 to get the OEM style sensor or should I save
> the bucks and go with the universal sensor?
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Get the OEM sensor. On the ones I have replaced the flange is part of the
sensor and is not removable.