Post-cat O2 sensors

[dirkdiggler]

so..... the cheapo $30 on Partsbin.com can be spliced into a 1997 boxster for sure?

I was reading stuff about some hollow tube around the wires that cannot be blocked or something?.....or does this not apply to the older boxsters

How many people have used the O2 sensors that need to be spliced in with good results?

[landrovered]

If the O2 sensor is a generic Bosch four wire thimble type O2 sensor then yes it can be spliced in.

[dirkdiggler]

only Bosch Brand??

[landrovered]

It must be Bosch type, personally I would insist on Bosch brand.

[dirkdiggler]

what makes the universal Bosch ones different from the other cheap universal O2 sensors?

[dirkdiggler]

anyone know the difference?? related to my question directly above

[Cloudsurfer]

Originally Posted by dirkdiggler

what makes the universal Bosch ones different from the other cheap universal O2 sensors?

The connector. Provided that you get the correct actual sensor (but only a Bosch sensor, not the generic stuff from the auto parts store), there's nothing wrong with buying a universal and re-using the connector from your old sensor.

[dirkdiggler]

ok, thank you, thats what I needed to hear

I was planning on splicing the old connector too the cheapo $30 O2 sensor anyways.

Just wanted to make sure the cheapo $30 sensor will work on a 1997 Porsche Boxster.