Ebay lambda probes

Clarkey · 27 Dec 2009 at 02:32

Anyone have experience with these? My sensor is goosed and is lighting up the CEL practically every time I drive the car now so I need a new one.
It uses a 4 wire Zirconia sensor and I've seen these sold without a plug on the bay for a fifth of the Mitsi dealer price which seems like a steal, soldering is hardly a big deal. I wonder if these sensors are actually any good though, It's no use saving a bit of cash if it won't work properly on the car.

Dogbreath · 27 Dec 2009 at 09:26

You can't solder them, you have to use proper crimp connection which should be supplied with the sensor. Generic sensors from brand names such as NKT or Bosch are fine, Chinese made unbranded ones...well, same as most other unbranded Chinese stuff.

Capt Doufos · 27 Dec 2009 at 09:51

I bought one for £18 off of ebay for my Accord (honda part is £200) and it was identical to the one that was removed. It's fitted and working fine at them moment, been on there 2 months so far.

It was from this seller:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-4-wire-Ox...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5631b53845

Xez · 27 Dec 2009 at 10:25

I bought a generic Renault lambda from the bay, it was making my car over fuel so badly and making it loose ~20hp. Made it fail the emissions by 8% also. Got a new NTK (NGK) from my local motors for £40 and it worked a treat.

hux · 27 Dec 2009 at 10:35

Id be wary of cheap ebay ones, most folk seem to buy bosch ones from just lambda, on my remap mine was gone and the mapper just went and picked one up from a local motor factors, seem to be working fine.

I might try a wideband at some point seeing as my simtek supports it.

http://www.lambdasensor.com/

Clarkey · 27 Dec 2009 at 12:17

Right then so the general consensus is to get an NGK for about 40 notes then, sounds reasonable to me. Thanks.