I just got back from servicing my car at Honda, and just found out that my oxygen sensor is f***ed, and the reason behind why the engine check light is always on the past couple of days. yada yada yada, they quote me RM1100 for it! What the f***?? Kanine so expensive, so i decided to think about it first.

any car expert here can tell me why is it so important that i fork out RM1100 to change this little shit. This shit that just totally screw up my "Im going to buy a PS3!" plan. and is there any generic, 3rd party oxygen sensor out there?

Oxygen sensor? What was that? What for?

Something like NOS may be..

Whats a oxygen sensor??

air intake control ?

This post has been edited by oHkereD: Mar 5 2007, 01:06 PM

car got oxygen sensor one ar?? err...

O2 sensor usually located at ur exhaust manifold.. its used by the ECU to determine where ur combustion is lean or rich.. n adjust accordingly...

brand new sure exp la... try searching around for it...

which model of honda btw?

As quoted from howstuffworks.

Regarding the price, I'm not sure if it's reasonable. However, try checkiing your car elsewhere and see how that shop quote you, besides confirming that your oxygen sensor is down.

ur car no more warranty?

This post has been edited by lms2005: Mar 5 2007, 01:21 PM

Woah, very important man.
Like what everyone else is quoting, it is to determine whether your car is running rich or lean. If it's running rich, the O2 sensor detects too little oxygen and decreases fuel. If it's lean, it'll detect excess oxygen so increase fuel.

Whle I was in Australia, I thought the O2 sensor was quite expensive there as well. Forgot the price already but probably almost AUD 300. But what do I know back then.

So compare it to here, probably a bit too expensive I think.

oxygen sensor tht i can find outside is BOSCH or DENSO.
why dont u try call spareparts shop below and ask for a quote. I bet RM 0 that they are more more more cheaper than honda workshop.

here is contact for PH AUTO located in SEA PARK.
very popular among WPC, ZEROTOHUNDRED, AUTOWORLD forummer.
PH AUTO ENTERPRISE
03-78772288

and below here is the BOSCH AUTHORISED automotive parts dealer.
i got the list from BOSCH malaysia and the sales person guarantee me this shop sells ORIGINAL BOSCH products.

AMPANG AUTO SUPPLIES (M) SDN BHD (this shop a bit expensive in my survey)
Lot 27 Jln Mamanda 4, Ampang Point
Batu 41/2 Tmn Dato' Ahmad Razali
Ampang, Selangor
68000
603-42560885

CENTRAL FAR EAST (KL) SDN BHD
39 & 41 JLN AWAN HIJAU SATU
O.U.G, 5TH MILE OFF OLD KLANG ROAD
KUALA LUMPUR.
58200
03-7815459

PH AUTO ENTERPRISE (the cheapest in my survey)
7 JALAN 21/17 SEA PARK
PETALING JAYA
46300
03-78772288


SYARIKAT PERNIAGAAN JS 1
40 TAMAN CITY
JALAN KUCHING
KUALA LUMPUR
51200
03-62513081

SOON LI SING AUTO SPARES SDN BHD
23 JALAN KANCIL OFF JLN PUDU
KUALA LUMPUR
55100
03-21414742

SM MECHANICAL (M) SDN BHD
92 JALAN IPOH
KUALA LUMPUR
51200
03-40412344


hope this info can help u out.

edited : add JB BOSCH AUTHORISED DEALERS contacts

CT AUTO SPARE (JB) SDN BHD
85 JLN GLASIAR, TMN. TASEK
JOHORE BAHRU
JOHOR 80200
07-2383886

HONFA AUTO PARTS
21 JLN BAKAWALI 52, TMN. JOHOR JAYA
JOHORE BAHRU
JOHOR 81100
07-3351302

THG TRADING
2 (Tkt 1) Jalan Melur 1, Tmn. Melur
SEGAMAT
JOHOR 85000
07-9435501

HUP LEE HENG PARTS TRADING CO
36 MAIN ROAD KUALA BESAR
KULAI
JOHOR 81000
07-6634790

GOH ENG HENG AUTO PARTS SDN BHD
37-20, JALAN BAKRI
MUAR
JOHOR 84000
06-9511 436

SIMCO AUTO SPARES SUPPLY
47 JLN SHAH BANDAR 3
TAMAN UNGKU TUN AMINAH SKUDAI,
JOHOR 81300
07-5560375


This post has been edited by ulet: Mar 5 2007, 01:43 PM

i think is kinda essential for a EFi car lah.. try to find at chop shop

If not mistaken i heard someone got a new O2 sensor for about RM700 outside after his dog chewed the original.

O2 sensor is an essential component of the ECU in managing air/fuel mixture. Your car's fuel consumption and engine power depends heavily on it.

Yeah, I agree with ulet that you call up spare part shops for price. And I also highly recommend PH Auto, ask for Mr. Beh, the boss there. I get all my Nissan spare parts from PH Auto. Price is very reasonable.

But I am a bit shocked at how fast your O2 sensor is damaged... O2 sensor usually no need to change during a car's life. It is designed to last beyond 150,000km. What year is ur Honda and what model?

RM1100 is definitely overpriced. even with installation.

2004 Accord 2.4

warranty expired 13th February liao! So bad luck, i thought the year of Babi i should get some good luck. Sial betul.

thanks man! I think this will help me alot. now, which brand should i go for, and how much do you think it'll cost me, inclusive installation?

i know, so fast ler. i oso dunno what the f*** is this O2 sensor. today is the first time i heard about it.

2004 Accord 2.4... How much mileage have you clocked up so far?

Price on O2 sensors varies from car to car. My B14 Sentra's O2 sensor (Bosch) cost around RM300, but some may cost higher depending on make and model.

Dude, I suggest you take your Accord to another trusted mechanic to check if it's really the O2 sensor that's giving problems. If he can confirm that, only then go to buy the part.

As to which shop to go to, it really depend on where you are, man. If you're in PJ area, by all means go to PH Auto.

bosch and denso also good companies.
should be no problem with either.

dunno the price and the installation cost but from other forummer response, RM1100 is way overprice.

Actually, to install the O2 sensor is very easy... Plug and play only... But the resetting of the ECU part after installing it will require some expertise...

Man u're scaring me
My car is 200k already on the clock

55k done onli. dunno why so fast kaput.

PJ kenot ler, i live in JB

i think i will go to Johor Jaya shop that you posted just now. hopefully not too expensive.

try give those shops a call and ask for prices 1st. survey !!
and also call the PH auto. so if they sell more expensive, u can bragain at least roughly u know how much is the price. later they cut throat and sell rm100-200 more expensive even though is cheaper than what honda said.

Dude, my Sentra oredi 12 years old and the O2 sensor still working... Dun worry too much lar...

Woah, only 55,000km done, damn low mileage...

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Added on March 5, 2007, 3:26 pmBTW, guys... The O2 sensor is also known as the Lambda Oxygen Sensor.

This post has been edited by Vanquish: Mar 5 2007, 03:26 PM

I've just change my Toyota MRS 2001 o2 sensor...cost me rm400 for original toyota o2 sensor while cost me rm50 for labor and checking....

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Added on March 5, 2007, 5:27 pmBTW, my mech says that if u don't change the o2 sensor...u can still drive around but ur car might suddenly mati halfway....not too sure bout it but i just changed it when he quoted me that price....not too high i might say...

one of the ZTH MRS members with high mileage also face the same problem...he got it done at Tom's bangsar around rm800 inclusive labor

This post has been edited by jeremy0: Mar 5 2007, 05:27 PM

Huh! Toyota also got this O2 thingy aa.. tot only Honda.. Lucky my VW don't have..

wahhh....DaddyVW, urs a camper ka..... ...super cool vehicle

camper? Whats that? Combi aa?

I own old beetle only.. not that cool since air cond broken

Offtopic........ooo u drive herbie aaa...hahaha....fix it up lar...its a nice classic car and the one thing i like most is the unique engine sound....my badminton coach always manage to fit 7 of us into his old orange beetle to take us around

Waa.. you really OT la.. Mod will scold you later..

Back to topic.. emm.. emm..

What about proton car? They have this O2 thingy too?

sorry mod for sentimentals...restepca., basically the o2 sensor thingie exists on most of the newer cars where it calculates the correct mix between fuel and oxygen levels...

yeap... all car with electronic fuel injection engine needs to have O2 sensor... without it, ur car AFR will go hairwire... thus, causing major increase in fuel consumption...

acutally all EFi engine system got this O2 sensor.. correct me if wrong

Cocklea, it might not be the sensor's fault, mileage definitly too low for it to fail, unless you're driving around with a monster of an engine with exhaust temps over 700F

hahaha, dunno leh. tomoro will go ask that bosch authorized shop and see if its actually the sensor that is giving me the trouble.

those list are BOSCH authorised spare parts shop. i suggest u give bosch a call to ask where is their BOSCH service centre in Johor.

here the contact

Robert Bosch (SEA) Pte Ltd
RBSI/ASA division
8A Jalan 13/6
46200 Petaling Jaya

Tel: 603 7958 3000

edited : add the bosch car service centre contact. get it from BOSCH malaysia website.

This post has been edited by ulet: Mar 6 2007, 10:25 AM

same like me...i also kena this problem...now i know WTH that service guy talking about...he told me some to do with fuel mixing with Oxygen problem...

i did some other repair too..but i 90% sure it rm500++..
but it is for CRV...maybe urs differ..

cocklea,

what is the update? would like to know how much u bought the o2 sensor.

My dad's company Kia Sportage also have an O2 sensor problem and it also costs RM 1000+ to repair. Luckily first time it was under warranty. Before the sensor was repaired the engine is like struggling for air/fuel and can die fire.

Rm1100 is too much for a O2 sensor. Got to another Honda SC and see what they say.

tak prasan ler u bump the thread. anyway, havent change leh! damn busy no time to change. plan to go tomoro, theres a shop next to my dad's office, can kowtim pay installment interest free but have to check the brand that they use first. i read around and they say Denso and Bosch is the best lah, hopefully they carry these brands.

one question, is there such thing as chapalang O2 sensor? takut ler, later mana tau got and they recommend me cap ayam O2 sensor, dont want ler.

the RM1100 is Honda SC lor. tak guna btol, i think their O2 sensor gold plated or something, thats why mahal. damn bad luck u know, my car warranty mati on the 13th Feb, and that f***er mucker O2 sensor died on the 20th!!!!!

This post has been edited by cocklea: Mar 20 2007, 11:28 PM

u ever try chop shop?...

That's why I said, try other SC. Not all the SC has the same price.

If it fails, get either a denso or bosch, both of them are as good.

I have a car that's gone through more than a couple of o2 sensors already. Usually when the sensors fail, the car gives off a very choking sulphuric smell when stationary and if the engine is running. Stinks like rotten eggs. Last time the sensor failed, everytime I parked the car and got out, it would be the first thing I smelt...

Yeah, that's true about 02 sensors, they don't last that long, quite delicate I must say. I wonder why they never invented something better to tackle this problem.

Actually they have. It's already a surprised that it lasted as long as it did. Imagine, the sensor has to be sensitive enough to compare O2 levels inside and outside of the exhaust and at the same time must withstand between 700-1000 degrees C for a few years worth of driving.

So if it fails after 4 years, I consider it a pretty damn strong component. Even stainless steel extractors and exhaust manifolds can fail earlier than the O2 sensor.

ARGH!!! today i took some time off work, only to be greeted with "err, we dont know how to fix this"

damn, i guess i have to check out that shop ulet suggested.

wtf???? dont know how to install O2 sensor? O.o
isn't in a screw-it-in-and-drive-away job?

dunno leh. they say after they install, need to use computer lah under the steering, bla bla bla. see his face oso like blur blur.

plug in new o2 sensor.. reset ecu maybe??..

i dont think so...from what i know...it just plug and play...no need to reset ecu...just screw it in and plug the wires back...

really expensive stuff there honda stuff, my iswara o2 sensor changed only cost me rm150.00 including labour, but that is not ori parts la...but so far runs very smooth also.

iswara got o2 sensor ka?
carb got o2 sensor meh??

Sc always quote price for spare parts more expensive that outside. they claim that it's expensive bcoz it's ori..bla..bla..

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Added on March 24, 2007, 1:09 amaah la..carb got no O2 sensor meh. only efi got.

This post has been edited by theanswer: Mar 24 2007, 01:09 AM

how to know if 02 censor failed arr ??

i noticed my satria now onli rm50 230km ....

whenever i warming up engine can smell petrol so badly if i open the door

"iswara got o2 sensor ka?
carb got o2 sensor meh??"




iswara uk spec got o2 sensor lor.....

woh..uk spec n malaysia spec is diff rite. Uk spec they provide with efi engine.

i dont know about honda parts but i changed my tyt for rm550 new.

Well, my jazz has 2 sensors at the exhaust manifold. One placed before and another one after the catalytic converter. I changed my extractor twice and de-cat. Honda SC will have their software in their laptop to be plugged to your ECU onboard thru a serial port under your dahsboard at the driver side. Well, the software showed DTE errors when analysing my eCU after i changed my exhaust system. But after erased it and reset and recalibrate my ECU. It's fine again. Reason is that the sensor being detached before for my case. The mechanic at my SC even ask me to drive around with him on the laptop monitoring my ECU to check everything is okay before reset and recalibrate my ECU. Same thing i rebored my throttle body and screwed up my TP sensor. That Honda SC is at Ampang. They give best service compare to any other SC.

As for your case, maybe you should pay another visit to other SC for 2nd opinion since the SC you went dont even know how to monitor your ECU through their notebook.

This post has been edited by Gouki: Mar 27 2007, 02:11 PM

My Accord 2003 now same problem. Milage 122k. Called Honda service center and they said the price RM1200 "siap pasang". So expensive?

get from kedai potong. Engine light doesn't necessary mean is the O2 sensor spoil, is is just telling you that there is a problem. You need to use a Logger Reader in service center to get the error code. From the code, it will tell you which part of your system giving problem, then from there you need to pin point what is causing the problem.

any 1 knows where to get O2 sensor honda city idsi 2004

Call up Arman Autocare in Ampang, they can post it your way or install it for you in their garage.