My garage kindly ran their diagnostics software on my golf and it returned an error saying the lambda sensor was malfunctioning. I said I'd drop it in to them next week to replace it for me, but now I'm just wondering how difficult it would be to do myself. Are there any tutorials or guides about for my car specifically? They said they would fit it with a bosch one as its the best in terms of longevity and quality. Was told it would be around 80 for the sensor. Cheers for your help.
Thanks for reply. Any clues as to where it is exactly? Is there more than one type? A specific one I should buy? No guides around? Can't seem to find one anywhere. Cheers.
you want a bosch one like the garage said and you can get them most places for 70-80. Try asking your local dealer, see how much they are. Its located in your exhause pipe after then engine.
If you have two sensors and it's the rear one then it's tight with a spanner. I'd grab a lambda probe socket. It has a slit in it for the wire and makes the job a sinch. But first, just follow the wires from the probe, unclipping them from the exhaust heat sheild to a plastic cover. The cover itself hides the connector and is removed via two plastic 10mm nuts. I'd say it's easily within the scope of a DIY mechanic.
While it is in the scope of a diy mechanic a lot of times they are so seized in it ruins the threads in the pipe when you try to get them out, using oxy/acetylene gives a much higher chance of not ruining the welded collar Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk
i have removed 100's of lambdas and not one has stripped the threads, so whilst its a possibility its unlikely.
I only posted this because 2 days ago I removed one without heat and it ruined the threads. Just how it goes I guess Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk
