Civic VX LAF sensor price?
 

Hello -

I am posting this for someone else. They would like to know where they can get a Civic VX LAF sensor (aka "wideband" or "5-wire" sensor) for the best price. The person balked at a quote of $375. I noticed at least one $300 pricetag in another thread. I will also look to answer this question myself by searching the forums and finding out what other people paid.

Thanks,

CarloSW2

I purchased on one ebay for $170. That's the cheapest I can find it. Just search for "L1H1" on ebay.

Ahh .sorry , I though you said Wide Bandana.

https://www.bonesframedpictures.com/i...%20bandana.jpg

Ime so easily confused.:D

OxygenSensors.com Has them for $180, just in case you can't find any on Ebay. I found the link Elsewhere on Gassavers. Hope that helps.

onegammyleg -

Me too. I originally asked these guys because their colors matched the wiring, but they kept trying to sell me candy :

https://www.mymms.com/images/merchand.../bottom_07.gif

Wierd.

CarloSW2

TomO -

This is exactly the kind of thing I was looking for. Between this and eBay I can give the person a good set of choices.

Thanks!!!!

CarloSW2

I would advise against oxygensensor.com. They they are the same people who run oxygensensor.net, they never sent my o2 sensor after purchasing them. 2 weeks after paying I opened a dispute on paypal, which caused me to receive a full refund.

ooh, thanks for the info Matt, I'll try not to recommend them or at least warn of the situation if I do recommend someone.

Matt -

Ouch and rats! More food for thought.

CarloSW2

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oxyge...spagenameZWDVW

https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/L1H1-...spagenameZWD1V

the lowest priced wide band o2 sensor I could find was $309 from a local store, it wasn't an NGK, but the brand that NGK makes o2 sensors under, so it was the same as what you get if you buy from honda, only you save about $125 compared to the dealer, if you want to save a bunch of money find a friend who works at an auto parts store, that is my plan for next time, and convince them to use their employ discount for you.

The links I posted above are to the same part that Honda uses. $170.

That is where I got mine. (on Matts finding it for me)

It is the same one I would have gotton from honda for $300+. Only complaint I had was it was packaged kinda crappy for shipping but it did make it in one piece.

Has anyone looked into the Bosch units (LSU4.2)? I know that PLX sells two types of wideband controllers - one which uses the NTK sensor and the other that uses the Bosch sensor. I think the controller that uses the Bosch sensor is a little more, but the Bosch sensor is WAY less expensive (PLX sells them for $79 ea). My old turbo setup was tuned using a Bosch sensor, and I had great results. The ECU should be able to read this sensor, correct?

I'm all for staying OEM with NTK, but if money is an issue, look into getting the Bosch sensor.

From the PLX website (www.plxdevices.com):

Bosch LSU4/LSU4.2 Sensor Info:

This sensor is more commercially available than the NTK and is used in production cars such as, Porche, Audi, VW, Subaru, Cadillac, and Volvo. Its performance, accuracy and cost make it the ideal sensor for today's tuning needs.

i can get replacement for $135 shipped. its not oem But they work the same come in a sealed package and its plug and play

I too got screwed by OxygenSensor.net.

Paid $220 for the sensors, did not receive anything after 3 weeks. They never replied to any of my five or so emails. I finally filed a claim through pay-pal and the guy replied that he never got my order due to computer problems on his side. I got refund, but a week later paypal reversed the refund, cauze the guy did not have enough money in the bank to clear the payment, so pay pal gave me $145 back and is still trying to collect the rest. I tried to contact OxygenSensor.net a few times since then, but they don't respond to emails and there is no phone number listed.

I think that shop is a one guy operation - his name is Matthew Barchard. Anybody got his phone number? I'd call an haras him a few time to get the rest of my money back. Defenetely would not recomend dealing with this guy.

I now ordered O2 sensor for my VX from quality_auto_parts:
https://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/quality_auto_parts
He's selling them for $178 incl. shipping

Ross

Please let us know how smooth your purchase goes.
I am looking to purchase a L1H1 sometime later this month and would like to save a 'few' dollars.

Willard - I'll try to let you know how it works out in this thread in a few weeks

Ross

Update: got a new O2 sensor from ebay quality_auto_parts a couple days ago. Looks like the right sensor - it fixed my hesitation issue and works fine as far as I can tell, so I'd recommend them.

Also, I'm still trying to collect my 70 bucks from oxygensensor.net - what a scam.

Thanks for the update!

good luck on your refund as well.

seems like we might have a hope for somewhat cheaper O2 replacements.

Another update - Today I was able to collect the rest of my refund from OxygenSensor.net through PayPal, so it's not a complete scam. I still would not recommend them though, since they don't reply to emails and don't list any other way to get in touch with them.

I just got one for my VX on the bay... 62.00 shipped to my door.. However you have to use the old plug.. use butt connectors to splice the old plug to the new sensor... I let you guys know how it works...
Jim
https://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...222615593&rd=1

I'm a bit dubious about this. The old plug contains a calibration resistor. That's why there are 7 pins in the plug (it's an 8-pin plug, so one position is blank) and only 5 wires going to the sensor.

I think that calibration resistor is matched to the sensor (although I'm not sure).

I know the listing claims that it's a genuine L1H1, but it's hard to understand why the original plug got cut off.

Anyway, I think there's a good chance it will work fine. And you didn't pay much. But maybe you should monitor what it's doing and try to make sure it's working properly.

Have you installed the new sensor? I've seen the same ones on ebay, and was wondering if it worked out for you.

beware Global Automotive. my o2 sensor from them gives me a CEL whenever the o2 sensor isn't hot.

so any word on the bosch wideband?? mine is throwing a code too after i put a low-mileage jdm Vtec-E back into my Vx. yeah im realllly leery of them butt-connected ones

I carry the 057 and 206 Bosch sensors, in case anyone is interested. Check me out on ebay. My username is tnttechnologies.
Thanks