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Probe is fitted by basically removing the entire cars interior.
I had mine done on a 3200GT for 800 quid (cost of parts only). I shudder to think to the labour at a main dealer.
Might be best to chat to a good independent (verdi were always good to me) they might eb able to do it without taking the car to bits...
I had mine done on a 3200GT for 800 quid (cost of parts only). I shudder to think to the labour at a main dealer.
Might be best to chat to a good independent (verdi were always good to me) they might eb able to do it without taking the car to bits...
Will have to check what Mathew has been smokin' recently 
In all fairness, he's a top bloke and he's always priced me sensibly. Against that, you can rest assured he knows what he's doing on the Masers. Maybe he got some numbers wrong, it's a big price difference.
So in all seems you've got a good deal; time to head to Eurospares for those O2 sensors and off you go..?
In all fairness, he's a top bloke and he's always priced me sensibly. Against that, you can rest assured he knows what he's doing on the Masers. Maybe he got some numbers wrong, it's a big price difference.
So in all seems you've got a good deal; time to head to Eurospares for those O2 sensors and off you go..?
Edited by Troesma on Tuesday 2nd October 10:09
Before buying anything...
This is from a forum I used to post in... it's from June 1999...
Piece of advice, if you can remove your Oxygen sensor then once a year, do it, having bought a large lemon at your nearby Fruiterers/Supermarket earlier in the day, cut the lemon in half, and insert the tip of the probe in each of the segments for 10 minutes... you can with the other half of the lemon cut it in slices put them in a glass and while you wait for this 'mod' to do its work, pour yourself a little gin, a splash of tonic, a couple of cubes of ice, sit down, sip the drink while you twiddle the probe in the lemon congratulating yourself at being such a cool dude improving your car this way.
Cheap too.
The advice is real, Oxygen sensors are catalytic in nature and do not deplete themselves with use, they only get dirty, this dirt is from the exhaust and is microscopic the juice from the lemon is the perfect acid to remove the residue of combustion, you need not [unless the damned thing is snapped or has a broken wire] ever have to buy a replacement in the lifetime of any car ever.
This is from a forum I used to post in... it's from June 1999...
Piece of advice, if you can remove your Oxygen sensor then once a year, do it, having bought a large lemon at your nearby Fruiterers/Supermarket earlier in the day, cut the lemon in half, and insert the tip of the probe in each of the segments for 10 minutes... you can with the other half of the lemon cut it in slices put them in a glass and while you wait for this 'mod' to do its work, pour yourself a little gin, a splash of tonic, a couple of cubes of ice, sit down, sip the drink while you twiddle the probe in the lemon congratulating yourself at being such a cool dude improving your car this way.
Cheap too.
The advice is real, Oxygen sensors are catalytic in nature and do not deplete themselves with use, they only get dirty, this dirt is from the exhaust and is microscopic the juice from the lemon is the perfect acid to remove the residue of combustion, you need not [unless the damned thing is snapped or has a broken wire] ever have to buy a replacement in the lifetime of any car ever.
Edited by Brother Mycroft on Tuesday 2nd October 12:04
Brother Mycroft said:
Before buying anything...
This is from a forum I used to post in... it's from June 1999...
Piece of advice, if you can remove your Oxygen sensor then once a year, do it, having bought a large lemon at your nearby Fruiterers/Supermarket earlier in the day, cut the lemon in half, and insert the tip of the probe in each of the segments for 10 minutes... you can with the other half of the lemon cut it in slices put them in a glass and while you wait for this 'mod' to do its work, pour yourself a little gin, a splash of tonic, a couple of cubes of ice, sit down, sip the drink while you twiddle the probe in the lemon congratulating yourself at being such a cool dude improving your car this way.
Cheap too.
The advice is real, Oxygen sensors are catalytic in nature and do not deplete themselves with use, they only get dirty, this dirt is from the exhaust and is microscopic the juice from the lemon is the perfect acid to remove the residue of combustion, you need not [unless the damned thing is snapped or has a broken wire] ever have to buy a replacement in the lifetime of any car ever.
Not strictly true - it depends on the type of sensor. I wouldn't even bother trying this to be honest.This is from a forum I used to post in... it's from June 1999...
Piece of advice, if you can remove your Oxygen sensor then once a year, do it, having bought a large lemon at your nearby Fruiterers/Supermarket earlier in the day, cut the lemon in half, and insert the tip of the probe in each of the segments for 10 minutes... you can with the other half of the lemon cut it in slices put them in a glass and while you wait for this 'mod' to do its work, pour yourself a little gin, a splash of tonic, a couple of cubes of ice, sit down, sip the drink while you twiddle the probe in the lemon congratulating yourself at being such a cool dude improving your car this way.
Cheap too.
The advice is real, Oxygen sensors are catalytic in nature and do not deplete themselves with use, they only get dirty, this dirt is from the exhaust and is microscopic the juice from the lemon is the perfect acid to remove the residue of combustion, you need not [unless the damned thing is snapped or has a broken wire] ever have to buy a replacement in the lifetime of any car ever.
Edited by Brother Mycroft on Tuesday 2nd October 12:04
Troesma said:
Now, really, if you are trying to go on the cheap for a spare which is 100 quid on a Maser, I mean... 
Don't doubt a lemon might do the job, but we're not talking mega money.
Each to their own, I have always considered thrift a good trait in a human being.Don't doubt a lemon might do the job, but we're not talking mega money.
I bet that if you knew [and it is also another truth] that the Tesco '98 SUL' is in fact as good as the much more expensive Shell equivalent then you too would fill up with it.
I see no difference in cleaning a perfectly serviceable item and re-using it than getting the best price for petrol or anything else for that matter.
stats007 said:
Brother Mycroft said:
I am unaware of any other type but the Zirconium Dioxide reactors...
Therein lies your problem 
.Tesco petrol may use the same base stock as Shell V-Power but it's certainly not the same product.
As far as I am aware the agreed format for all OBDs requires this type of sender for standardisation purposes.
The Tesco stuff is [if anything] slightly better than the V-Power, but it is amrginal so really of no consequence.
I am genuinely intrigued by the non-ZD probe... a link if you would be so kind.
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