guymontag

I bought a (supposedly) Denso O2 sensor on ebay for $25 shipped. I wondered whether the price was too good to be true, and now that I have it in hand, I'm questioning whether I got the real thing. The part I have has no markings on it whatsoever, not around the body of the sensor, nor on the wires. I can maybe get a pic up, I'll work on that.

Was I baited with Denso and switched with a cheap Chinese fake?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...63471


Modified by guymontag at 8:05 PM 8/30/2007


Modified by guymontag at 12:08 PM 9/5/2007

Spaceballsthelunchbox

the same thing happened to me. It is definitely not a denso part. I ordered one for my wife's Lexus since those cars appartently only use Denso. Even though it is not Denso, it works (so far)
I left negative feed back, I didn't like the bait and switch deal.

oem_certified_accord

if they don't have great (not good) feedback and dont have pictures of the o2 with the word DENSO on it, dont ***** with them. eBay will give u the slap of reality if you just "trust everyone"

i93SE

http://www.sparkplugs.com
try this next time

The-Kid

Ditto. Buy it now for 25? Nah. But def sparkplugs.com <TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by i93SE &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">http://www.sparkplugs.com
try this next time</TD></TR></TABLE>

guymontag

Bah. I thought I was thrifty, but it looks like I was just being cheap. So should I use this no-name part, or should I cough up the cash for an authentic made-in-Japan unit?

The-Kid

try it first. if not buy the OEM replacement from sparkplugs.com

guymontag

I got another one in the mail from the same guy, and this one looks much more like the real thing, but I'm still suspicious. You guys think the second one looks legit?


http://swylie.googlepages.com/...l.jpg

guymontag

bump. I have pics, everyone loves pics.

The-Kid

If you mean the bottom one, then yes, it is legit. I bought a genuine Denso and looks exactly the same as yours. Same wire protective covering.

guymontag

Yeah, the bottom one. Thanks for the reassurance. Looks like it's time to break out the soldering iron and heat-shrink.