[tender32]

Has anyone replaced an 02 sensor and how difficult was the process? Any advice would be more than welcomed. According to dealer I require said 02 replacement, rear left wheel bearing, new ac blower motor, new serpentine belt, anew vacuum seal along with some other items totaling right around 2500 bucks I have an 05 v8 and any way I can offset some of these costs would be great.

 

[grohgreg]

I haven't done it on your specific vehicle, but the O2 sensor replacement should be the simplest of all those tasks you listed. Sometimes it takes a special socket though. The dealer will have one in his tool box. If you buy one, it may cost more than having the dealer simply do the job.

Replacing the serpentine is typically simple as well, you just need to figure out the geometry of leverage to be applied to the belt tensioner. Rear wheel bearing failures are rare, and changing them is much more difficult than front bearings. That's a job for a pro. Can't address the vacuum seal without more info. Blower motor replacement same thing. Degree of difficulty is commensurate with how hard it is to get at it.

In all, I think $2500 sounds steep. You might want to get another appraisal.

//greg//

 

[dvmis]

Serpentine belt is $25 and 20 min most. Get 19mm socket. Release tensioner slip old belt and pop new one back. If you have someone to help then you need 10 min.

 

[Whiplash]

A O2 socket sells for about $10. Same thing as a regular socket except it has a space for the wires to go through so you can actually put the socket over the sensor. An issue that I have run into a lot is the sensor is corroded and "welded" to the exhaust. So that socket doesn't work because the metal it is made of just bends.

 

[volkswagendude]

Tender32, FYI there are 4 oxygen sensors.

 

[johnsc2]

Get a good o2 socket and it wont bend or break..make sure its not a chrome style, those are worthless..it needs to be made like the impact sockets material....I think mine is a matco or Mac. I also have the snap on one but it doesn't work as well

 

[tender32]

I thought there are two o2 sensors and two post catylitic sensors and while they essentially do the same thing they are defined by their position. I believ the sensor was 1 o2 sensor which I believ is on the drivers side front