I serviced a 1978 Avensis earlier. Extremely good condition and very low mileage, elderly owner. The engine management light was on, as it has been for a year or two, but as it has always sailed through mot and runs perfectly it has just been ignored. This time I decided to check what it was: turns out to be the 'heated exhaust gas oxygen' sensor. Car shops don't list it. Toyota want 431 quid for it !! You could buy a couple of complete cars for that, so I will have to search a few breakers for the same model. Problem is that with the new mot regs next year an engine light on will be a failure. I wonder how many will be scrapped because of that new rule?
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12 years ago