Jetta O2 Sensor

Ok, thanks. Guess I gotta get it replaced. Anyone know if this is
something I can do myself?

"Matt B." <noway.DeleteThis@hellno.com> wrote in message
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 > "D. Bell" <news.DeleteThis@REMOVEdtechutah.com> wrote in message
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  > > My check engine light came on the other day. I took it to Checker
tonight
  > > and they hooked up their computer to read the code. It showed up as
P133
 > or
  > > something. It turns out to be the O2 sensor. Is this something that is
  > > critical? Or can I wait awhile to get it replaced? They said a new
 > sensor
  > > was approx. $149.
  > > Anyone have any experience with this? My Jetta is a 96 and has 112k
miles
 > on
  > > it. Thanks.
 >
 > they usually last about 90K miles or so, so it's not overdue. $149 is the
 > going price for a OEM style sensor too. Sounds right.
 >
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"D. Bell" <news.DeleteThis@REMOVEdtechutah.com> wrote in message
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 > Ok, thanks. Guess I gotta get it replaced. Anyone know if this is
 > something I can do myself?

All it really is is a sensor that's screwed into your exhaust system. I'm
not sure where it is exactly on your car, but on my '91 GTI it was in the
exhaust manifold. Some cars have it just in front of the catalytic
converter (and some cars have two sensors instead of one...don't know if
that's the case with your car). The main caveat it that heat may have made
it very difficult to unscrew and it might be pretty well bonded to the
exhaust system and might take brute force to unscrew it. You would use an
open-end wrench to unscrew it. I think the size is 22mm but don't quote me
on that. You'd unscrew it, follow the wires to a connector, undo the
connector, install new one. It's theoretically simple. What makes it hard
is if you don't have the right size wrench, if you don't have easy access to
it (can't swing the wrench or have a hard time reaching it), etc...annoying
things like that.

When installing the new one, put high-temp antiseize on the threads (but not
on the main part of the sensor or it won't work right). Your local FLAPS
will have small tubes of antiseize for this sort of thing for just a few
bucks.

The sensor is a Bosch unit. Some folks have had luck using a generic Bosch
one (for $50 instead of $150) that just lacks the VW wire connector but is
otherwise the same, in which case you'll need to splice your old connector
to it. Some folks have found such a sensor at Ford dealers (Ford apparently
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You might also want to check out <http://www.oxygensensors.com/>. They have the
whole range of sensors (cheapos right up to the OEM replacements) at the best
prices from the few comparisons I did. I just went through this on my Corrado;
Matt B is dead on - cramped area to work in and hard to break loose, but once
its broken, it is fairly straight forward.

BTW, no affiliation with oxygensensors.com, just a pleased customer.

Eric
62 Corvair Monza
63 Ghia Cabriolet
64 Volvo 1800S
90 Corrado


"Matt B." wrote:

 > "D. Bell" <news RemoveThis @REMOVEdtechutah.com> wrote in message
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  > > Ok, thanks. Guess I gotta get it replaced. Anyone know if this is
  > > something I can do myself?
 >
 > All it really is is a sensor that's screwed into your exhaust system. I'm
 > not sure where it is exactly on your car, but on my '91 GTI it was in the
 > exhaust manifold. Some cars have it just in front of the catalytic
 > converter (and some cars have two sensors instead of one...don't know if
 > that's the case with your car). The main caveat it that heat may have made
 > it very difficult to unscrew and it might be pretty well bonded to the
 > exhaust system and might take brute force to unscrew it. You would use an
 > open-end wrench to unscrew it. I think the size is 22mm but don't quote me
 > on that. You'd unscrew it, follow the wires to a connector, undo the
 > connector, install new one. It's theoretically simple. What makes it hard
 > is if you don't have the right size wrench, if you don't have easy access to
 > it (can't swing the wrench or have a hard time reaching it), etc...annoying
 > things like that.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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 >All it really is is a sensor that's screwed into your exhaust system. I'm
 >not sure where it is exactly on your car, but on my '91 GTI it was in the
 >exhaust manifold. Some cars have it just in front of the catalytic
 >converter (and some cars have two sensors instead of one...don't know if
 >that's the case with your car). The main caveat it that heat may have made
 >it very difficult to unscrew and it might be pretty well bonded to the
 >exhaust system and might take brute force to unscrew it. You would use an
 >open-end wrench to unscrew it. I think the size is 22mm but don't quote me
 >on that. You'd unscrew it, follow the wires to a connector, undo the
 >connector, install new one. It's theoretically simple. What makes it hard
 >is if you don't have the right size wrench, if you don't have easy access to
 >it (can't swing the wrench or have a hard time reaching it), etc...annoying
 >things like that.
 >
 >When installing the new one, put high-temp antiseize on the threads (but not
 >on the main part of the sensor or it won't work right). Your local FLAPS
 >will have small tubes of antiseize for this sort of thing for just a few
 >bucks.
 >
 >The sensor is a Bosch unit. Some folks have had luck using a generic Bosch
 >one (for $50 instead of $150) that just lacks the VW wire connector but is
 >otherwise the same, in which case you'll need to splice your old connector
 >to it. Some folks have found such a sensor at Ford dealers (Ford apparently
 >uses the same sensor with different wiring).

I don't know if the swap works on later models but on A2's, a Bosch
13913 O2 sensor that has many Ford applications will work (at perhaps
half the cost). Compare the part number on your '96 and '89 for
example.

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Hey Guys,
I think the light may have just tripped on accident due to all the fog and
crap we have in the air. I want to try and reset the check engine light
myself and then see if it comes on again. If it does, I will get it
replaced. So.... does anyone know how to reset the light without going to a
dealer or service shop? There has got to be a way. Thanks.



"D. Bell" <news RemoveThis @REMOVEdtechutah.com> wrote in message
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 > My check engine light came on the other day. I took it to Checker tonight
 > and they hooked up their computer to read the code. It showed up as P133
or
 > something. It turns out to be the O2 sensor. Is this something that is
 > critical? Or can I wait awhile to get it replaced? They said a new
sensor
 > was approx. $149.
 > Anyone have any experience with this? My Jetta is a 96 and has 112k miles
on
 > it. Thanks.
 >
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