Oxygen Sensor

[Toogood]

My mk1 172s in the Renault garage today due to very bad cold starts, idling too low and running lumpy. Theyve diagnosed the fault as a faulty oxygen sensor. It will be fixed free of charge, but im worried that it may have caused damage to the engine, its ran lumpy since i got it 3wks ago. Can anyone give me advice?

 

[MATT BLACK]

No it wont cause any engine damage at all.

 

[Toogood]

cheers m8, youve re-assured me, couldnt be bothered with any more hastle

 

[st33ly]

How much is the oxygen sensor costing? + Where abouts is it as I could do with replacing mine as your experincing sim probs as me!

Cheers

 

[Turkish]

lambda probe and its in the cat. probes usually range between £75 and £180 as a rough guide. dont know how much the clio one is but id guess around a ton.

 

[edde]

After the cat costs

82 00 036 544 SENSOR OXYGEN £81.86 ex vat

Before the cat (ie the only important one)

77 00 107 433 OXYGEN SENSOR £72.88 ex vat

 

[Turkish]

not a bad guess with about a ton. with VAT added thats almost bang on

 

[st33ly]

Cheers eddy I just checked it on Dialogys. Bugger thats expensive!! Can you clean it?

 

[edde]

Quote: Originally posted by st33ly on 25 November 2004

Cheers eddy I just checked it on Dialogys. Bugger thats expensive!! Can you clean it?

Well if the one you have is broken its worth a try what could go wrong.

Just make sure you give it time to dry it out before you stick it back.

 

[Toogood]

mines getting replaced under warrenty, i got 1mths warrenty covereng everything then a 2yr warrenty covering most parts, im jst making sure i get it booked in for everything i think is possibly wrong before the months up, im into my 3rd week sofar

 

[172 Exclusive]

I have just fitted a new Bosch "Universal" Lambda probe on my 172.. £35 from Eurocarparts..

Even with staff discount at Renault it was still way too expensive..

 

[st33ly]

Do they do a universal oxygen sensor also!