How to replace Oxygen Sensor on 92 Toyota Paseo

Any suggestions on how to replace Oxygen Sensor on 92 Toyota Paseo

1. How do I get under the car, it sits pretty low.
2. Where is the Oxygen Sensor
3. What type of Oxygen Sensor do I need to get. I am confused with the
2 wire/4 wire , length of wire etc options. How do I figure out which
one fits my car.

Thanks.

On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:58:58 -0800, kish wrote:
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> Any suggestions on how to replace Oxygen Sensor on 92 Toyota Paseo
>
> 1. How do I get under the car, it sits pretty low. 2. Where is the Oxygen
> Sensor
> 3. What type of Oxygen Sensor do I need to get. I am confused with the 2
> wire/4 wire , length of wire etc options. How do I figure out which one
> fits my car.
>
> Thanks.[/color]

Go to any parts store and ask them for an OEM replacement. Usually it will
have a mating harness attached. If it's too expensive, then ask them for a
generic, and make a note of how the OEN is wired, with attention paid to
the connector "key" to make sure you get the wires in the right palces
(note: the heater wires don't matter...THEY can be reversed...)

Then get the old one out. In my '95 Tercel (same car, different body) I
gave up after 45 minutes, and let a friend with a shop do it. He charged
$25, well worth it. He had to TORCH the damn thing out, and make up a tool
to get it once it was torched!

Access to the connector is located on the passenger's side, under the
carpet near the console. You'll probably have to remove the bezel
surrounding the radio, and the console in order to free the carpet enough
to get in there.

Or, take it to a shop you trust and pay $25! ;)

I couldn't find the car on AutoZone's online free repair guide, so
check your local Pep Boys for a Haynes manual. In general follow the
exhaust pipe. Autozone has free loaner sensor sockets.

Autozone lists: Bosch 12201 $56.99 with the OE connector; 12210
universal (you have to splice the wires) costs $46.99. Took an extra 30
minutes on the first try for a 4-wire heated sensor (the only way I
could get a planar type in that case). Bosch is the best in class. I'd
stay away from Denso sensors.

[url]http://www.boschautoparts.com/Products/OxygenSensors/[/url]



kish wrote:[color=blue]
> Any suggestions on how to replace Oxygen Sensor on 92 Toyota Paseo
>
> 1. How do I get under the car, it sits pretty low.
> 2. Where is the Oxygen Sensor
> 3. What type of Oxygen Sensor do I need to get. I am confused with the
> 2 wire/4 wire , length of wire etc options. How do I figure out which
> one fits my car.
>
> Thanks.[/color]

[email]johngdole@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:
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> Bosch is the best in class. I'd stay away from Denso sensors.[/color]

Hogwash!

On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:08:34 -0800, johngdole wrote:
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> Bosch is the best in class. I'd stay away from
> Denso sensors.[/color]


Perhaps you have that backwards? I only use Bosch on cars I don't really
care about, and then only when the Check Engine light comes on and I don't
know what it is. I was paying <$30 for Bosch with an employee discount, so
I would toss one of those in when the MIL came on in one of my beaters.
Most of the time it WASN'T the problem.

I have NEVER replaced the O2 sensor in my Corolla GTS (259,000 miles) or
the car it replaced, and '80 Corolla SR5 (240,000 miles). I had a VW that
came with Bosch as OEM and replaced it twice, in 55,000 miles! Even the
manual said every 100,000 miles, but I've never had to do that with my
Corollas.

If the Supra ever needs an O2 sensor, bet you @ss it's going to be a Denso!

Your car ought to have one sensor, and it will be mounted to the exhaust
manifold (header) in a location ahead of the cat, but after where all of the
exhaust ports come together. There is a "special" socket that you _might_
need, this socket has one side cut out to accomodate the wire harness that
is part of the sensor.

Replacing the sensor is a lot like replacing a spark plug, the socket looks
similar to a spark plug socket with a side missing. You should use
anti-seize compound on the threads of the sensor, but be careful to NOT get
the compound on the sensor tip.

I get Bosch sensors when I need them. I've only bought two or three, and
they've always worked right, right out of the box. You want to be sure to
get one that does not require to splice wires. I've heard reports that the
"universal" type of sensor is not very reliable, and it pays dividends to
get the one specific for your app,lication.




"kish" <kispej@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1167163138.591607.197030@48g2000cwx.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Any suggestions on how to replace Oxygen Sensor on 92 Toyota Paseo
>
> 1. How do I get under the car, it sits pretty low.
> 2. Where is the Oxygen Sensor
> 3. What type of Oxygen Sensor do I need to get. I am confused with the
> 2 wire/4 wire , length of wire etc options. How do I figure out which
> one fits my car.
>
> Thanks.
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