what brand for replacement oxygen sensors?

[Qxxx4]

i have two bad ones (gotta figure out what ones are, just know i have 2 codes) i would love to replace them but i dont want to get hosed at the dealer...what brand should i get and I see *universal* one at parts train for $34...that sounds like it wouldnt work lol but say i find them for 60-80 a piece....am i doing good or should i be spending way more..

http://www2.partstrain.com/sto...+9166

[slickroger]

when i replaced mine it cost me about $160 at the dealer. and they asked for the VIN and code to make sure it was the right sensor.

i went to canadian tire and they were selling a universal one for just about the same price so i just went to the dealer and bought that one.

Universal just felt wrong to me.

[timmack]

i used a bosch universal one and while it was more work with splicing the wires, its not too bad and well worth the savings, in my opinion. plus i used a bosch direct replacement the first time and saw no change except for fixing the code that was showing. the 2nd time i had a o2 code and used the bosch universal one, i instantly had better mpg. (about 2 mpg better, and it has consistently stayed there since.) heres a link with the info for the universal one i used the second time.

zerothread?id=338654

[fueler]

the original ones are bosch so using bosch replacement (even if its universal) is probably the best bet

[NiSsAnGrEeK]

i belive theres a site called oxygengeek.com something like that....last time i checked oem sensors were like 40-50 bux

[Lars]

IIRC - the Bosch universal replacements are not quite the same as the OE sensors (I worked for a MBZ dealer for several years in the parts dept we tried the Univ replacements for a while and went back to the OE parts, maybe things have changed though??). I think it had something to due with the resistance (some created by having to solder, or crimp the orig connectors on).

Having said that - I just replaced one of my sensors with a Bosch Univ. (had to go as cheap as possible - gas is killing me). So far it works. However for a few $$ more I could have bought an NTK (aka NGK) OE replacement. If I have to replace another sensor, I'll be buying an NTK.

[02pathy]

always thought that the sensors were the same universal or not, the only difference is 1 is plug and play and 1 is not, they skip 1 step with the universals why would they have 2 diff lines for the same sensor