O2 sensor replacement

How about $61.27 for a Bosch replacement that plugs right in?

Pat

Oops, that is $61.27 for the Denso unit. The Bosch replacement is $72.19. The wires are all color-coded if you do end up splicing one in.

Pat

Except that that one still requires reuse of the old connector. The Bosch unit that plugs in directly is $128.

Leon

Very cool!

Thanks, Chris

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Ahhh, did not see that. It looks like the Denso plugs in, unless the picture is wrong.

I have the Bosch universal spliced into my system. Kinda cool that it sits facing upwards because of the turbo, very easy to get to.

Pat

Good catch, I think you're right.

Chris,

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Since I had the code checked and went under and played around with the wires, the CEL has gone off! Maybe I hadn't tightened the gas cap properly like some folks have had happen. I don't know but for now I'm pretty happy about it.

Chris

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Just as a rough guess, I would say that I have dealt with a CEL about

100 times, including other people's cars. In at least 9 out of 10 cases, either tightening the gas cap or replacing it solved the problem.

I remember working with a lady who had a minivan that would not start. My first question, as always, is whether it had gas in it. She said yes, but no gas cap. I sealed the opening with my palm, had her crank it and it started up after a few tries.

She had been driving around for several days without the fuel cap. I told her, in a nice way, that it was a pretty vital part of the fuel system.

Pat

I assume that since my aging 58 yr. old body can barely get my shoulder under my 2000 Miata to feel under the oil filter, that you had to put your car up on ramps or jack stands to be able to do this??? Since I'm all thumbs most of the time when it comes to car problems, I guess that I would just bite the bullet and pay to have it done, if it were anything other than the gas cap, not being on properly.

Ya, I've got the Rhino ramps and I use the sh_t out of them. Between changing oil on somewhere between 5 and 7 cars at any given time and doing everything on the miata and most everything on the others, they're lifesavers!

Chris

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Chris>>Do you place the ramps down on the driveway, so that the rest of the car is level, when draining the oil??

No, never worried about that. IIRC the drain plug is toward the back so a bit of rearward tilt is no problem for draining. I've found it doesn't make much of a difference even when refilling and checking dip stick. Of course, to be safe / accurate, you should dbl check oil level when you get the car back to level and add if necessary.

Chris

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How do you rotate your wheels with your car on ramps? ;-)

I would use the ramps, and have before, but I rotate the wheels almost every time I change the oil, so I usually go ahead and pull out the jack and stands.

I also re-lube the brake slider pins about once every 3 oil changes or so, and just find it easier to do all at once.

Pat

Funny you ask that. I've done it several times w/o issue (to allow me to contort myself and get in there to the oil filter) but last time I kind got myself in a bind. One tire was right up against the 'stop' at the end of the ramp, the other was not. When I rotated my wheels, the one against the stop, rotated the ramp! Sh_t, the other tire wasn't right against and rotated on the hard plastic as I had done previously. It was pretty interesting getting them back straightened out! I ended up having to get my wife to turn the wheel while I 'coaxed' the ramp back around. Word to the wise, stay back just a touch on the ramps if you're going to be rotating the steering wheel ;-)

Chris

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