Which WB O2 sensor is OK and Wiring Qs

[Gary Schaumberg]

Am I missing something here?  Are you ordering a connector or a sensor?

efi_student wrote:
> 
> I've been researching this a little, Napa lists the Echlin ECHOS729 for
> the '96 and later Civic HX 1.6l auto, that is one of the known good
> units from previous posts.  I went to a Honda parts site
> www.hondaautomotiveparts.com and determined that Honda has two
> equivalent sensors for this engine, and there are no notes to indicate
> that one is different from the other.  The same two parts end up on the
> parts breakdown on the Civic VX for reasons that are not clear.  The
> Partsbin seems confident that the Oxygen Sensor OE Connector C5010-88818
> Bosch is an equivalent, so on a small gamble, I ordered one.  If it ends
> up being wrong, I'll just exchange it for the one well known to be
> correct.  It is rather hard to imagine a UEGO sensor of any kind for
> only $57.60, delivered to the door.  Since I am still patiently waiting
> for my parts kits, I have time to spare...
> 
> Another question about the actual construction of the kit.  The wiring
> from the box to the sensor isn't specified, so I am curious what lengths
> have been tested and since I am building a few, I figure it would be
> best to get something on a decent sized roll to save expenses.  Would a
> sheathed 8 conductor 18 ga about 15' long with Beldfoil (or equivalent)
> be too much?  Is anyone having noise issues?  Is this an experiment and
> report back to the list item (that's fine, I'll do it, just don't want
> to reinvent the wheel here)?
> 
> Lance
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org [mailto:owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org] On
> Behalf Of Bruce
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 12:43 PM
> To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
> Subject: Re: Which WB O2 sensor is OK?
> 
> Just looking at the prices something is wrong.
> Bosch repackages the NTK in their own packaging so as to offer a
> complete product line (at least that's what it looks like to me).  So I
> doubt they would be selling them at or below cost. Bruce
> 
> From: "rob files" <rncfiles at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Which WB O2 sensor is OK?
> > I know there was a recent post about this, but the prices are
> > different
> and
> > I want to make sure the bosch part is the same (for the price, it
> > can't be beat!). So from www.thepartsbin.com listing under Civic 1.5
> > VX oxygen sensor 1994- for CA only there are three listings;
> > Oxygen Sensor C5010-62878  NTK Oxygen Sensor by NGK $94.31
> > Oxygen Sensor C5010-100896 Denso $99.98
> > Oxygen Sensor OE Connector C5010-88818 Bosch  $57.60
> > Can it be true that the Bosch is the same and it's only $60????
> > Rob
> 
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