By JIM on Friday, June 08, 2001 - 11:31 pm: Edit

82.5k service....Whats the deal...???? What do I need to do??Thanks JIM

By Jon Williams (Jonw) on Monday, June 11, 2001 - 10:47 am: Edit

It's recommended that the oxygen sensors be replaced at that mileage. I disagree. My '95 uses heated o2 sensors, which are said to be good for close to 100,000 miles. Even the English owners recommend changing at 96,000 mi, and then only if necessary. Here's how to tell them apart: heated o2 sensors have 4 wires, non-heated have 2 wires (or one, depends). Non-heated o2 sensors don't last too long, maybe 50,000 miles at the most. I don't know what your truck has, I'd imagine the heated kind, but unless you notice a sufficient drop in gas mileage over the course of several months or less, you don't really need to change your o2 sensors.