- Protection tube ensures 100% accurate sensor performance
- Double laser-welded stainless steel body is totally submersible to seal tight and protect against contamination for long life
- Fast-acting heater optimizes sensor operation (on3- and 4- wire sensors only)
- Coated threads for easy installation
Product Description
Bosch Premium Thimble Type Sensors utilize an electrical heating element inside the thimble-shaped end to bring the sensor up to operating temperature in less than a minute. The patented thimble ceramic element featuring the Bosch patented Platinum Power Grid and the patented Bosch Double Layer Protection System optimize sensing, peak performance, and maximum service life…. More >>
Bosch 15717 Oxygen Sensor, OE Type Fitment
#1 by J. Bryan Keenan on January 16, 2010 - 9:31 pm
I bought two of these O2 (HEGO, oxygen) sensors for my 1994 Crown Vic. I had previously mage the mistake of buying the “universal type”. That may have been OK with a single or maybe even a two-wire unit but I will NEVER do it with a three or four-wire sensor again. Since the wires have different guages and colors from the stock wiring, it is very difficult to get lucky enough to get them to work correctly. I even was persistant enough to finally find the wiring chart for both the universal sensor (Delphi) and the Ford stock colors. I matched them up and they still did not work right. Once I bought these Bosch units, I plugged them in and sent the car down to get smogged. Even with 267,xxx miles on the engine, it passed with flying colors! I know that phrase it used a lot but check this out: one reading allowed 1%. Measured was .01%. Another was allowed 2% and it read .02%. The HC (hydrocarbons) allowed like 551 PPM and my car had like 42 PPM. These were much better than what I did a year and a half earlier with some 30,000 miles LESS on the car! The only recommendation I would make would be to maybe step up to the next longer wire length. When the factory puts these in they have plenty of room. With pulling the engine, space can be very limited so having a longer wire length would certainly help.
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by D. Perretta on January 16, 2010 - 11:58 pm
My engine light was on. Found out that it was my O2 sensors. I purchased the exact same one from Amazon that the auto store was selling and I saved $15 on each one that I bought at Amazon. Thank you Amazon!
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by Robert M. Jones on January 17, 2010 - 2:00 am
I replaced the sensors on my 2000 Ford Expedition after 120,000 miles, and they work perfectly, and passed inspection with flying colors.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Andrew Chan on January 17, 2010 - 4:33 am
Find yourself an honest mechanic before deciding its the O2 sensor. I had the OBD II reader tell me it was P0156 and I ordered the O2 sensor thinking I would just have it changed. Turns out it was just a fuse.
The sensor itself works fine (with my 1996 Ford Taurus)
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Michael B. Climer on January 17, 2010 - 4:57 am
Bosch product is great and was the perfect fix for performance issues with my vehicle.
Shipping Note: Amazon ships from the upper West so it takes a week+ for the part to arrive in the east. Most auto parts companies ship from mutiple sites and parts arrive within 48 hours.
Rating: 5 / 5