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Date:         Thu, 16 Jul 1998 14:33:48 -0700
Reply-To:     Chris Bracken <chris@XLNT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Chris Bracken <chris@XLNT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon O2 Sensors
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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> >> The counterman let me go through the Bosch book, >> and I could not find any generic 3-wire sensor for the Vanagon... > >This is why it pays to deal with someone who knows Vanagons. The cheaper >Bosch equivalent is not listed in any of the Bosch books, yet it does exist. >I also have the original Bosch for $118, but I have the "generic" one for >$39.95. It has a Ford style plug. You simply cut it off, splice on the VW >plug from your old one, and pocket the $80 savings. The two sensors are >completely identical other than the plug. This is for an '86-up Vanagon; >for an '83-85, the generic Bosch sensor is $10 cheaper. > >- Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot > http://www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > I guess what I was wondering was how come Bosch DID have a cheaper equivalent listed for lots of vehicles, but NOT the Digifant? If the only difference between O2 sensors is the connector, and whether they are heated ( 3 wire ) or not ( 2wire ), shouldn't their "generic", ie connectorless, versions be listed for all vehicles? I don't know much, if anything, about O2 sensors; other than Bosch's cross reference, how does one decide that two sensors are equivalent?

Thanks, Chris

87 Wolfie


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