Hi Guys, My Copen's engine management light has come on and after taking it to the garage I have been informed that the Lambda Sensor has gone. Had a quote for "genuine part £200 or there about". Anybody had this problem before and if so where to purchase this sensor at a realistic cost :-((
Lamda sensors are also called O2 sensors. There are two in the Copen. Do you know which one has gone?
You're talking about £120. ViaMoto has one - http://www.viamoto.co.uk/proddetail...or+-+Oxygen+Sensor+-+Copen+659cc+L880&cat=454 MicksGarage has one as well - http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=1356143 The £200 sounds about right for a Daihatsu OEM part. A Blueprint pre-cat sensor, which even in Euro, is silly money at 188 EUR!
It's not right what garages charge for simple repairs. I recall I had a flat spot with my 1.9 turbo Bora which was down to a sensor problem. The sensor (which was nothing more than a simple thermistor) cost next to nothing off EBay and installing it took around 15 minutes. I was at the VW dealer later on and overheard a customer being quoted £400.00 for the same job. Well, somebody has to pay for the showroom and the free coffee, Ned
Just use a universal 4 wire sensor and solder the connector on. I do it for pretty much all Daihatsu's because they are a bitch to get direct fit lambda sensors. You can buy a Bosch or Denso 4 wire univeral lambda sensor for about £30 from the likes of Eurocarparts. The only difference between a univeral sensor and a direct fit sensor is that one comes with a plug on the end.
Are you bloody serious!? Would there be any issues with using a universal for the MOT? The Irish MOT is very very strict on emissions, so I never bothered with universal parts.
Why do you think they would be different? ALL Lambda sensors output exactly the same. I would have thought you know this. Just don't buy any cheap Lambda sensors, I only buy Denso, Bosch, and at a push Walker. Cheap ones don't last very long.
Very true, I never really looked too much into the emissions systems as our MOT is a minefield for that area of a car's road worthiness (along with rust). I do believe you have saved everyone here £100 if they know how to solder!
Most people just crimp the wires - universal sensors come with a set of crimps for the job. I prefer to solder them though because I am a tart like that.
Thanks for all the above, helped a lot, I have read with interest & have also read other threads and researched widely over the web. Given that my original wire connector plug is melted a general fit part seems just the job so I have ordered a Denso DOX 113 (pre cat) sensor. Will report back with any problems otherwise £37 well spent !
