Carina lambda sensor

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Sun 16 Apr 2006 09:47
Carina lambda sensor - teabelly
Is it possible to get one of these for much less than the £400 quoted in the CBCB? Other half has been given a larger pot of money to go buy new car with and the toyota carina is looking at the top of the pile. I thought the lambda sensors were expensive but £400 puts the car as a definite no-no.

If you can't get them for say sub £150; any recommendations on good quality, reliable, cheap to run, insure and maintain bangers for around a grand? Not a ford though!
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Sun 16 Apr 2006 10:02
Carina lambda sensor - T Lucas
I have bought them as pattern parts for under £30,and they seem to do the job.
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Sun 16 Apr 2006 12:06
Carina lambda sensor - teabelly
Are they the special kind that heat up quickly? Normal sensors take up to 15 minutes to get hot but these lean burn ones are supposed to get up to temperature within a couple of minutes which is why they're different to all the others.
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Sun 16 Apr 2006 12:42
Carina lambda sensor - Aprilia
There are quite a few manfrs who will charge £250+ for a lambda sensor. Best to buy them from a specialist supplier like Fuel Parts - much much cheaper....
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