Hello Everyone,

I just want the forum to know that I purchased a replacement FRONT Oxygen sensor (02 / Lambda) for my 2001 YRV Turbo 1.3 for about USD15.00 on a chinese website called Tao Bao. The unit was so cheap, I bought two and paid about USD40.00 with shipping included.

The sensor I bought was a universal unit, which means you have to recycle the connector to the engine electronics. It's not as simple as with a 100% OEM unit, but the difficulty wasn't that much higher, just eight crimps on a barrel connector and the sensor was ready to go.

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My garage installed the replacement unit, cleared the error code from the car, changed the oil (and filter) and topped up the coolant for a total of USD100.00. So a full engine service with an O2 / Lambda / Oxygen Sensor replacement cost about USD140.00, along with a spare kept handy just in case.

Graham Leach
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