FW: Cheap O2 sensor [VAG-COM] Digest Number 1142

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Hey gang: there is talk and banter about O2 sensor from VW
that works for the Audis at a FRACTION of the cost.
I pass along as FYI:  Maybe a wee bit easier than the Ford route?
HTH -Scott in BOSTON

Message: 1
   Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:02:39 -0000
Subject: Re: Both O2 Sensors go bad at same time?  '01 Audi allroad with
2.7T

Yoda,
There is a lot of..........(deleted)....
knowledge in the enthusiast community and I for one like to leverage
that rather than toe the AoA party line.

My research now revealed that VW part number 06A-906-262-Q is the
identical Bosch part with a different shaped clip at the firewall.
With even modest skill this is NOT A HACK and the part is available
through vwparts.com for $22.96 as opposed to almost $200 at the Audi
dealer.  This savings for two(2) are measured in hundreds of dollars,
not 10 cents as you suggest.

http://www.impexfap.com/partlist.cfm?
getpart=179449&PARTNUMBERSEARCH=06A%2D906%2D262%2DQ#part179449

And I agree that this forum is not the place for me to bash Audi
dealers.  I'll just speak by taking my $ elsewhere.

So thanks to feedback here and elsewhere I am going to check my
connections, check my wiring, and if everything looks ok and I have
to replace my sensors I will go to the VW part shown above.