O2 Sensors

[law]

My oxygen sensors need to be replaced, and I plan to have it done with the ford dealership. I wanted to know if they will replace them with Bosch sensors or do they have their own factory sensors they use?

 

[Venom351R]

They should be replaced around every 50-70K. You can buy Bosch ones at napa and just have them put those in. Im sure the ones they use at the dearlership are the same ones that came w/ the car and prob cost more buying stright from them

 

[94GTStang]

They might even be Bosh since they have a pretty big monopoly on most of the parts. But yea, I'd go to any place other then the dealership for O2 sensors.

 

[Car Nut]

As stated above, buy them elsewhere.

If you have a set of ramps or a jack, you can easily replace both of them yourself in only a few minutes. Make sure you pick up the "removal tool" from an auto parts store that should fit a standard socket wrench. Unplug the wire and the old ones unscrew after a few turns, then screw in the new one and reconnect the wire. Tighten them a good bit. That's it!

Maybe put some antisieze on the threads or whatever the auto store recommends to keep them from getting stuck real bad.

 

[law]

Thanks for the info. I tried to do the job myself, but I do not have all tools necessary. I got under there to check it out, but I could not torque them worth a crap. The o2 sensor on the right side (if you are sitting in the car) I do not even know how I could get to that one. I had already bought the sensors from autozone, so I was hoping that the dealership could just do the installation. If I had a jack that could get my stang high enough I could probably do it, but I am a beginner at all this stuff so I was lucky just to find them. Thanks again.

 

[law]

Oh yea....any idea of how much installation will cost?

 

[Car Nut]

You definitely need the O2 sensor removal socket (only a few bucks) and a wrench.

 

[law]

I got all that. I just had a hard time getting to them and torquing the one I could get to. I then sprayed some wd-40 on the one I could get to, but never went back under to see if I could torque it.

 

[VibrantRedGT]

You got two of the same thread going right now. I'm gonna delete the other one since this one has more replies.

 

[Car Nut]

If it were me, I've got a local muffler shop that does just about anything (turns out the owner was into racing and making good track cars for a while, so his techs have proven to be very valuable). A local shop should do the job, if you provide parts, for under $20. Shouldn't take more than ten minutes, including the time it takes to pull the car onto a lift and put it back in the parking lot.

 

[madams74]

A 7/8 open end wrench will work fine. Get the Bosch 15716 sensors for $40-$45 a piece and they plug right in to the factory connectors. They are confused on our cars by stating they have 4 sensors at most parts stores. So save your self the hassle and go in their with this number and do it yourself.

 

[94GTStang]

Yea, I just and have always used an open ended wrench without any problems. The Bosch's will come with anti seize already applied hence the reason for the lil plastic cap thing.

 

[law]

Local muffler shop...hmmm...I will look around and give that a try. Another problem with the dealership doing it was that there were going to keep it for two days. WTF is that!!! Thanks for the heads up.