jap-sti-555

hi guys i took my car in today as i keep getting my check engine light come on. turns out to be the lambda sensor. can i do this my self? (any fitting info would be great) where about is the lambda located? he said its also best to change the o2 sensor aswell. would you guys recomment that? any cheap sensor supplyers would really help.
please help as im quite a new scooby owner and want to learn. thanks!

lightwave693

lambada is located at the top of the down pipe, not sure about the o2 sensor, that might be the one in the center section. lamaba is a easy to change. just a spanner needed really, what year car is it? not sure of cheap suppliers, sure other more knowlegdeable people will be along soon

jap-sti-555

thanks for the response. its a 96 sti jap import. the bloke told me there a pig to change. im guessing its the gaining access thats the hard bit.

lightwave693

not sure how the lamaba is covered on your model, prob need to remove the heatshield around the turbo, which might mean removing the intercooler, not hard work, just gotta be careful of brittle intercooler pipes if still standard.

jap-sti-555

thats the thing its not standard. i fitted a front mount so the heat cover has now gone. no top intercooler. so will this make it easyer to do?

Bubba po

I thought that the lalalalala la bamba sensor WAS the O2 sensor.

lightwave693

lambada is an o2 sensor, isnt the one in the center an o2 sensor too? if u have removed all that gumph, then the lambada should be visible...

jap-sti-555

i thought that the o2 and lambda were the sam sensor. but there not. the lambda is supposed to be located at the back of the turbo and the o2 at the front of the engine on some sort of down pipe. i get confused with scoobys!!

Bubba po

I think you're dancing around the point of the question, now.

speedymonkey

Hi mate, i think my scoob is suffering the same fate, its goin in tommorrow
did the power kinda blip when flooring it? just curious cos the place i bought it from doesnt have a diagnostic machine and i was told (by fellow snet members) that it was probably the MAF/lambda/o2 sensor (please ignore my ignorance) but any help would be great so they cant fob me off
'Check engine' pops up for like 4-5 seconds and is scaring he hell outta me