Smog Check 2

What's the mileage? If it's high, a new O2 sensor may be a good idea, for one thing.

And somewhere around the time of 02/12/2004 18:48, the world stopped and listened as Robert Hancock contributed the following to humanity:

I'm already working on the O2 sensor, it's the original, and it's a dealer only item. The milage is >200K.

Daniel Rudy wrote in rec.autos.tech

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And somewhere around the time of 02/13/2004 07:17, the world stopped and listened as Mike Behnke contributed the following to humanity:

I tried a couple of places, the sensor itself would bolt in, but the cord is too short. Finally, I just went to a mechanic and he had to get it from the dealer. $140.00. Oh well, it's been replaced, and from what I'm told, it was a real pain in the ass to do. Everything seems to be ok now, as it seems to run better. The mechanic checked the old sensor and said that the heater was bad and the sensor was reacting to changes in O2 levels really slow.

And somewhere around the time of 02/13/2004 09:12, the world stopped and listened as Dick C contributed the following to humanity:

The work was already done, but thanks for the link. I've bookmarked it.

Daniel Rudy wrote in rec.autos.tech

You're welcome. Used to be that you had to take someone's word that something is only available from a dealer. And it was usually not worth the effort to find the part, and if you could find it, it would take a week or longer to get it. With the internet, and overnight shipping, you can find the part, often times for enough less than your dealer will sell it for, and have it in hand before you could get you car fixed at the dealership.