duckbill wrote:
> Here is a little info on my O-2 senser heater saga. About 5 years ago my
> O-2 sensor heater went out at about 150K miles on my 95 Civic EX. After
> confirming the heater was burned out with a multimeter, I replaced it with
> an OEM unit from Manchester Honda for right around $150. Four years and
> 40K miles later, same problem. Ok, time for some different strategy....I
> went with a Bosch senser wired with the correct connector that fit
> perfectly. I purchased it for $100 from NAPA with a lifetime warranty.
> It's been working very well for the past year. I hope I'm done paying for
> O-2 sensers. Cheers.
>

Thanks for the report, duckbill. Found my meter and tested the
sucker--sure enough, my sensor heater is burned out at 128K miles. Bosch
sensor is $81 at napaonline.com, but I don't see anything about a
lifetime warranty--how'd you get that on an O2 sensor? Autozone says 1
year. Since Honda OEM carries only a 1-year warranty as well, may as
well save $100+ and see how it goes.

After googling around a bit more I found a comment by Elle pointing to
http://automedicsupply.com, which has a Denso (=OEM ND?) for just $64.
They also have a Walker(?). Curiously, only a 90-day warranty is noted.
Can anyone relate their experience with these guys and how long either a
Denso or a Walker from them has lasted?

As for getting it out, I saw someone suggest a regular spark plug socket
(5/8"?), but how would I use that without snipping off the connector? I
don't care about the connector on the old one, but a combo wrench and PB
Blaster should do the trick to get the old out, right? Maybe also
running the engine for a minute or two to warm up the manifold.