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Old 07-07-07, 09:10 AM
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Best brand of O2 sensor to use?

I have no idea how old the o2 sensor is on my '89 vert and my gas mileage really sucks, so I decided to replace it.

My question is, what is the best brand to use, Denso, Bosch, or NTK? I've seen the average price to be around the $25 and one going for like $150, I guess the $25 one will do the same as the $150 one right?
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Just get a generic Bosch style 1 wire sensor from the parts store. Around $25 but you will need to change the electrical connector. Generally all single wire narrowbands are about the same.
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thanks Aaron
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I just replaced my O2 sensor with a Bosch unit and it was a simple matter of cut, strip, and solder the new unit to the connector wire.
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Another thing that I noticed, on every auto parts websites, the '89 7 is singled out from the rest of the year...it goes '86-88, '89 by itself, then '90-91 together.
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not another oxygen sensor thread...

buy denso bosch sux!
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I bought NTK/NGK for $40, has the correct harness and connector already.
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