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Grizzly · 06-01-2007, 09:23 AM

Kevin,

I have an O2 problem also. I'm waiting for the replacements to arrive. The job of replacing them couldn't be easier. You just unplug the wiring, and remove the sensors from the exhaust with a 22mm open end. Reverse the procedure and you're done.

Properly jacking the car up will take almost as long as the actual job

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KevinH1990 · 06-01-2007, 11:03 AM

I'll put the car up on ramps tomorrow and see if I can find it. If it doesn't look too hard, I may order a sensor and have at it.

If you can post some pictures of your process, I'd appreciate it. Also, where are you buying your sensor and how much will it cost. I heard they were a little pricey.

I've also seen some posts about using generic sensors and adapting the wiring to them. I'm not sure I want to try that.

Grizzly · 06-01-2007, 04:17 PM

The oxygen sensors are coming from oxygensensors.com. They had the best price I found and free shipping. It is recommended that you replace all four at the same time, so that's what I've ordered. They are $114.00 each.

I'm out of town right now. I expect them to be waiting for me when I get home. If I get a chance to put them in one night next week, I'll take pictures.

KevinH1990 · 06-03-2007, 06:20 AM

I didn't have time to crawl under the Boxster yesterday and check out the O2 sensors. It's raining pretty heavily in Virginia today, so I thought I would take some time to think this through and obtain some feedback.

Based on what I've read on this and other forums, here in very simple terms is my understanding of the problem and proposed corrective action:

1. There are four O2 sensors on the car.
2. Only one of mine is bad
3. The one that is bad is after the catalytic convertor on the driver's side of my U.S. spec car.
4. I only need to replace the bad sensor.
5. I can order a sensor from OxygenSensors.com (http://www.automedicsupply.com/catalog.php?&engine=H6-2.7L) and it will be plug and play. I could also use a generic Bosch sensor and save some money, but I would need to splice some wires.
6. It might be worth it to buy a special socket for the O2 sensor so that I can torque it properly.

My questions:

1. Do I have this right?
2. Any recommendations or suggestions?

Thanks.