

| Subject: | Re: O2 sensor substitute |
| From: | Kai Mei |
| Date: | Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:09:21 -0400 |
That's really cheap, can we get one with a heater for $16 bucks? The 2.1 use a warmup coil, so it's a 3 wire setup. On Oct 25, 2007, at 2:44 PM, Mike Collum wrote: > Hi all, > > I just returned home from a trip to southwestern Virginia via BusDepot > (no ... I couldn't be there for buses by the Depot) and I averaged > 20.84 > mpg in my '85 1.9 Westy. That's the average for the entire 2,712 mile > trip which included hills, some city driving, and some periods of > going > 70 mph so as not to become a road hazard. > > The morning I left I replaced my bad O2 sensor with one from VIP (a > flaps) which cost me $16.00. I cut off the connector and spliced > in the > VW female spade. Here's the one I got: > > http://www.oextrabrand.com/web_app/oex_bgbulk.aspx > > In that the Westy performed flawlessly and the mileage figures were > pretty good, I'd say it was a good choice. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine
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