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Subject:Re: Which antiseize for o2 sensor?
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:02:30 -0500

At 10:37 AM 1/22/2001, Schmidt wrote:
>Can I use the regular silver colored antiseize

You can, but the sensor lifetime will be only a few minutes if you do...ask
Jon Casey how I know -- he contributed a sensor to the cause of knowledge :(

>  or is there a special type I need to buy?

Ayuh.  Copper-based, so I've heard.  The stuff that comes on Bosch sensors
is dark-gray.  I would expect the stuff to be prominently labelled
"sensor-safe" or words to that effect.

david

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