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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...2-sensors.html
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here,the part #'s for the V8 (specifically the GS430 in here) post # 19
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...2-sensors.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...2-sensors.html
Thx!! Greatly appreciate
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just did this DYI on my 2000 GS300. Not bad at all. The only sticking point was removing the clip/connector under the carpet....i thought i was gonna break it. A good case could be made for just going with the universal sensor and cutting the wires under the car, so you wouldn't even have to deal with carpet removal issues.
fyi - i got the OEM Denso sensor off Amazon for less than $70 w/connector... looks like a great deal.
Also, the Check Engine light didn't go off until I disconnected and reconnected the battery, as the original poster says.
I know this is an old thread, but Thanks!
fyi - i got the OEM Denso sensor off Amazon for less than $70 w/connector... looks like a great deal.
Also, the Check Engine light didn't go off until I disconnected and reconnected the battery, as the original poster says.
I know this is an old thread, but Thanks!
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I just ordered the two O2 sensors (Bank 2 Sensors 1 and 2) for the CEL that I have. Is the O2 sensor removal tool needed for this job? I saw it priced for about $12 but just wondering if it's actually needed. From some picks I saw, it looks like I can use an open end wrench to remove the sensor.
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A few FYIs. You don't need any tools to remove the carpet from the front passenger side to reveal the O2 sensor connector. Just remove the plastic cover from the railing and pull the carpet just enough to reveal the connector. You do need a flathead screwdriver to remove the sensor from the connector. Just pulling it from the connector may break the connector wires.
Also I used the sensor removal tool. I ordered the sensor and removal tool from Amazon for about $70 (including shipping). I used WD40 to loosen the 02 sensor. I used a mallet hammer on the wrench attached to the removal tool to loosen it just enough so that I can turn the sensor by hand to remove it completely. I used the anti-seize compound when I installed the new sensor.
One last thing. I test drove the car after installing the new sensor and clearing the error code using the code reader. After I drove for a few miles, I came home and noticed burning smell under the hood. Apparently, the WD40 that I sprayed to loosen the sensor began to burn because of the heat from the exhaust. I should have wiped the WD40 from the area of the new sensor before test driving it.
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All my life after I have 12 year old and now 4_ something LOL. I working with Toyota and Lexus. One easy think that I found out on Toyota and Lexus is if you try to tightened just, just a little more the crew or nut that you working on it you want to listen or filing on your hands a pop on that crew or nut. After that try to lose the crew or nut. You want to see that is very easy to loose anything that are you try to loose.