Number_35
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Guys, thanks all for some great feedback.
Kestas, I did install a Bosch universal O2 sensor on our old Mazda back in 2011. Installation went fine, and the sensor seemed to work well. No codes, and no decrease in performance or gas mileage. The van went to the boneyard 8-1/2 years later with the Bosch universal. However, I later replaced an O2 sensor on our old Protege, and was able to get a model-specific one for about the same price or slightly cheaper. (Can't remember the brand, but it too worked well for the remaining life of the car.)
Leo99, I don't have a Smartphone or any of the associated auto software. This is something I'll have to look at in the future. It would be really good to be able to determine whether or not the factory sensor is becoming lazy yet.
BDC, thanks for the factory part number. I provided same to the dealer and received a quotation of C$231 - ouch!
Trav, good point that although one usually associates Japanese brands with Denso and NTK, the Duratec is a Ford-built engine which may have come with a Bosch sensor.
A couple of interesting things from the Rock Auto info buttons - NTK and Denso use the same "find your O2 sensor" graphics and mileage table for sensor replacement. They must have some sort of alliance. And Bosch claims superior O2 sensor performance - rather than cycling between low and high O2-detected thresholds, they claim that their sensors are more analogue in nature, actually switching on a continuum depending on how much O2 they sense in the exhaust.
To be continued ...
Kestas, I did install a Bosch universal O2 sensor on our old Mazda back in 2011. Installation went fine, and the sensor seemed to work well. No codes, and no decrease in performance or gas mileage. The van went to the boneyard 8-1/2 years later with the Bosch universal. However, I later replaced an O2 sensor on our old Protege, and was able to get a model-specific one for about the same price or slightly cheaper. (Can't remember the brand, but it too worked well for the remaining life of the car.)
Leo99, I don't have a Smartphone or any of the associated auto software. This is something I'll have to look at in the future. It would be really good to be able to determine whether or not the factory sensor is becoming lazy yet.
BDC, thanks for the factory part number. I provided same to the dealer and received a quotation of C$231 - ouch!
Trav, good point that although one usually associates Japanese brands with Denso and NTK, the Duratec is a Ford-built engine which may have come with a Bosch sensor.
A couple of interesting things from the Rock Auto info buttons - NTK and Denso use the same "find your O2 sensor" graphics and mileage table for sensor replacement. They must have some sort of alliance. And Bosch claims superior O2 sensor performance - rather than cycling between low and high O2-detected thresholds, they claim that their sensors are more analogue in nature, actually switching on a continuum depending on how much O2 they sense in the exhaust.
To be continued ...