anyone have any knowledge/experience with them? i need a new sensor 2 bank 1. are the $60 universal ones good? or should i opt for the $115 one?

also, sensor 2 bank 1 is after the cat right?

 

Why would you pay $60+tax while you can get exact same part on ebay for $22 ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-N...mZ160025243489
I would suggest buying both front sensors (they are the same) and the rear one too , because if one failed the other ones will die soon.
Here's the link for the rear one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-B...temZ8057792500
or
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-N...mZ160043758959

So for $66.85 (shipping included) you can get all three NGK sensors, instead of buying one at Autozone.
You can trust this seller, I bought from him and had no problems.

 

thanks, but i dont do ebay. i dont have an account either...its just something i hate(buying stuff online). ive gotten screwed before and most recently had a couple other close calls. luckily i got my money back.

 

Personally, i hate autozone. Feels so cheap, Qaulity that is...

 

It's easy to get an ebay account, and try to find sellers other org members have bought off of if it would make u feel more secure. U could be ripped off twice on ebay and still not spend as much as just buying one from autozone. And afterall the 3rd times a charm... lol j/k

 

Well, I usually buy a lot of things on ebay and I must say it's the safest and cheapest place to buy online. You just have to see the sellers feedback and if it's 99% and higher you have no reason to worry. Also you can dispute your credit card charge anytime.

 

ebays good if you know what to look for, and I've had more problems with parts I get from Autozone than anything I have bought from Ebay.

 

The benefit of Autozone or Advance Auto is that they usually warranty the products they sell for a year. On average, O2 sensor come with a 90 day warranty, if you're lucky. I actually bought mine at oxygensensor.com (or something like that). Do whatever you're comfortable with.

 

I use autozone quite a bit. The O2 sensors I bought at the Autozone in Edmond were Bosch brand. I paid around $70 each. They have been on the for over 50K miles. No problems that I know of.

Good Luck

 

AutoZone FTW!!! (generally speaking) Ptatohed has some of thier O2 sensors (Bosch brand) and he's had no problems either. I wasn't aware that they could be so cheap on egay. I'll have to keep that in mind.

 

At advance auto parts they are like $98 for the one after the cat. And $64 for the ones on the y-pipe. Bosch sensors.

 

You need to specify when pricing these whether you are talking about OEM or Universal. For the Universals, you need to splice. OEM is more expensive but it plug-and-play directly into existing harness--no splicing.

I have heard the problems can occur as a result of using butt conectors on splice jobs. If you don't care and want an inexpensive alternative, I have 2 O2 sensors (brand new, NTK/NGK) from E-bay (universal 3-wire and one universal 4-wire) for sale. $35 shipped if you are interested.