USED vs NEW O2 Sensors

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Author Message   Melissa Nance (Roverchic) Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 90 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 12:15 am:    Ok after my cats blew(which I am still not happy about.. ) Now I am in need of upstream sensors.. Anybody have any thoughts on used ?? I found the Genuine Evap for 170.00 each plus shipping.. LR wanted 330.00 for one. Or I found them aftermarket(thanks Alan) for about 105.00? Used prices were between $50-$60. Alyssa, any thoughts ?? I reset the codes and I am still still getting P#1187.   Alyssa Brown (Alyssa) Senior Member Username: Alyssa Post Number: 603 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 01:02 am:    Call Nathan Crabtree & get new genuine. Great service & great prices. Why bother with used? I can't think of a whole lot of reasons why you'd have viable used O2 sensors around. Since O2 sensors aren't exactly universal throughout LR, you're pretty much guaranteed they are off a late 97 to 99 Series I, and they'll be pretty old & not have a whole lot of life left. Unless you find some nearly new ones, I don't think it's worth it. My only caveat when installing them is to not overtorque them... follow the specs. Apparently they can get damaged fairly easily upon install.   Alan Yim (Alan) Senior Member Username: Alan Post Number: 1111 Registered: 09-2002 Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 01:17 am:    Go new. I wouldn't mess around with used stuff when it comes to sensors. Nathan (http://www.discountbritishparts.com/) is a good guy. I've bought other things from him before and he's always been friendly and professional.   Jeff Mclaird (Granitedisco) Senior Member Username: Granitedisco Post Number: 252 Registered: 08-2003 Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 01:28 am:    yep - I'd go with Alan on this one (and I'm a terrible chepskate) - but buying used is a false economy. Sure a used one may work to begin with - but when's it going to fail ? JMHO Jeff   Melissa Nance (Roverchic) Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 91 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Sunday, March 07, 2004 - 06:52 pm:    Yes I agree, I hate to go used! Just fix the problem the right way and do it once! I have re-set the codes again, and I also checked the connections. So far so good, I will wait to see if maybe they just got wet or a loose connection? If I could only be that lucky! Thanks for the ref on Nathan! Mel   Tbow (Tbow) Member Username: Tbow Post Number: 198 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Monday, March 08, 2004 - 09:49 am:    Check on www.oxygensensors.com they have OE sensors for a great price.   Melissa N (Roverchic) Member Username: Roverchic Post Number: 102 Registered: 02-2004 Posted on Monday, March 08, 2004 - 12:43 pm:    Light back on...I knew it!! Not that lucky! Thanks Tbow and Alan! Seacrh is on..cheap O2 sensors!