Sorcing Down A O2 Sensor For My R33

[Robz]

Hye guys,

Trying to find where to get a O2 sensor for my R33, looking at getting and putting in myself.

Who makes em, i heard bosch my do.

Any ideas would be great.

Hoping to find someone on the Northside or Bris.

Thanks heaps

Rob

[Cooper]

Good luck and if you find somewhere let me know, ive been trying to get 2 sensors for my GTR to no avail. The only place that has them new that i have found with them new is Nissan and they charge a premium.

[cooks44]

Ended up using the Ford sensor in mine... Wrong plug, same sensor. Tried getting the plug changed at numerous auto elecs, Petroject, etc... ended up crimping it (stainless wire - no soldering...)

The were a few threads somewhere on here about which Ford sensor you can use.

[R33BEN]

i used the one off a sr20det it is exacly the same, same plug and all, i can get one for u if u like???

[R33BEN]

by the way im a mechanic so i do have some idea of what im on about

[sammus]

i thought nissan would charge heaps too but i talked to them and it's around $100 which is the usual price for o2 sensor. part is from ngk.

[Cooper]

^^^ I got quoted $203 and $213 for the 2 sensors i need for the GTR

Im interested to know about the sr20 sensors i might have a look at my mates s15 and see

[R33TOM]

$200 is not that bad seeing that the O2 sensors doesnt really need to get replaced every year

what price should you be paying for??

[J_Red33]

I used to work at Petroject in Adelaide (same name different people though) & it was rare for us to charge more than $100 for any O2 sensor apart from stuff for some european cars. A lot of the time even if we didn't have a part number, we could normally match it up to something we had (if the customer brought it in) sometimes even with the same plug & all just different part number.

A lot of the manufacturers try to fool you into believing that the O2 sensor for every car is different. It rubbish, a lot of the time they use the same sensor maybe with a different plug & part number. I think it's highly likely the SR20 sensor is exactly the same as most nissan O2 sensors are very similar right back to the R31's.

As for the after cat sensor I'm not so sure we hadn't had barely any demand for them, though that may have changed since I left

Edited March 9, 2006 by Electro

[Cooper]

^^^ Sounds good mate im not adverse to doing a bit of soldering if the plug is wrong i just need to know if the sensor itself is the same and will work properly, cause i dont want to pay $400 when i can pay $200 for the same thing.

[J_Red33]

All u need to look for on the sensor is that it has the same wire configuration, same thread size & hex head, & the same style of sensor ending. The whole sensor itself will look exactly the same because it is.

If you have to cut wires though crimp them with nice thick metal crimp connectors, don't solder them solder melts at too low a temperature for an exhaust system. It's also best to then put heat shrink over each join before wraping the lot up with vulcanising tape. If you do it like that you'll never have a problem.

[R33BEN]

like i said before u just need to use the sr20det one and it only cost me under $100

[Cooper]

^^ cheers guys i just hope it fixes my fuel ecconomy problems. I have cleaned the AFMs and am running a batch of injector cleaner through the fuel. I did a test that is specified in the engine manual i have and tested the resistance of the sensors, the manual said they should be about 2.6 ohms but i got readings of 3.8 and 3.9 ohms does this mean they are stuffed? I have also heard that the charcoal canister can cause fuel consumption problems, is there a way to check to see if it is functioning properly?

[J_Red33]

Well just for future reference for anyone that may look I just took a picture of both my R33's & my friends S14 O2 sensor. They were exactly the same with the same plug & wire colours. Couldn't be easier.

R33 Sensor

S14 Sensor

[SoFreshSoClean]

Mine is bunged, and I can't get it out! Took it into a workshop and they can't get it out either, they broke their tool trying to do it (had a 2m pipe stuck on the end for leverage).

Looks like I'm just gonna have to wait till I get a new exaust, I've still got the stocker

[R31Nismoid]

Good luck and if you find somewhere let me know, ive been trying to get 2 sensors for my GTR to no avail. The only place that has them new that i have found with them new is Nissan and they charge a premium.

GTR's cost $330 for the pair

One costs more than the other... no idea why, but the both have different plugs to distinguish them

[Cooper]

^^^ Let me know where from because i went to my local Nissan dealership and got quoted $203 and $213. $330 sounds like a good deal. Im probably going to buy 2 GTST ones and modify one of the plugs