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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 05:20 AM
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What's the best price you guys seen for these sensors? My car - 99 Prelude - threw a check engine light. The techs said it was the O2 sensor. They wanted 350 dollars for a new one.

How long, maximum, should it take to change one out?

How many sensors are there?
How do you know which one is bad?

Thanks for any help given...
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 05:38 AM
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You might want to get one of the Bosch universal ones from like NAPA or Advance Auto. They can take anywhere from 5 minutes to several hours to change depending in the condition of the sensor. HTH
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 08:43 AM
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The Bosch ones will be cheaper, but it is still an expensive part. You will want to replace the Primary one (closest to motor). The secondary one doesn't do much.
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 10:24 AM
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as a rough guess, how much do they cost??
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 10:24 AM
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and where would be the best place to get one...

i've also been wondering what's the best car manual to get for the 99 Prelude...
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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 10:25 AM
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http://www.thepartsbin.com has the best prices. They are around 50 bux there.

At the dealer your going to pay TOO much.

EDIT: Correction they are 145.xx dollars.


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Old Jul 10, 2002 | 03:01 PM
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Shouldn't it be a warranty issue?
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Old Jul 11, 2002 | 04:26 AM
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my car went off of warranty about 3 months ago...
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