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kciSS05 Mar 14, 2011 01:29 PM

swapping front o2's with the rears?
 
so my front passenger side o2 sensor is going out and i need to replace it. When looking at o2 sensors to buy i am seeing a lot of them say front or rear o2 replacement. Is this correc/t becuase i thought the fronts had to stay in the front and the rears in the rear. Any help with this will be appreciated!!! thanks!!!!

Suddog Mar 14, 2011 02:11 PM

I tried the swap as well...it ran worse. When looking online, if they say front and rear...I think those might be the universal type. IMO buy the factory replacement that is designed for the location specified. AC Delco/Delphi seem to be the favorites.

My .02

rkwhite61 Mar 14, 2011 03:49 PM

Don't they have different connectors anyway?

LS1TRUCKGUY Mar 14, 2011 03:49 PM

my fronts and rears have different connectors... i couldnt swap em if i wanted to

kciSS05 Mar 14, 2011 03:54 PM

thanks guys. i was just confused on why they were selling o2'S that can go in the front or the rear. i will proly just end up buying o.e o2'S thanks guys for your input!!!

trever1t Mar 14, 2011 06:09 PM

mine swap no problem '05 GMC. ;)

fastnblu Mar 14, 2011 06:18 PM

:stupid: Same here too. Except I'm in a '04 Chevy. :poke:

Most seem to run either OE or Denso. I probably should replace mine after 82k. Cause w/. that many miles, I'm not helpin my MPG any. Plus, I was told the other day, I'm long overdue, that your supposed to replace em every 30k. Anyone else heard of that?

Here I thought 50k or 100k. Oops.

kciSS05 Mar 15, 2011 09:27 PM

Hmmm I have never heard of changing them every 30k that seems like a lot. But maybe I will try changeing my rears in the front they only have like 50k on them so that can get me by till I get a new one thanks guys!

fastnblu Mar 16, 2011 09:27 AM

Ya, I thought every 30k was a bit extreme too. Just what I heard, don't know their source.

06Sierra2 Mar 16, 2011 10:25 AM

I swapped my rears into the front once when i had a code for a faulty 02 sensor. it went away and never came back ftw. now there are no rear 02s but maybe ill swap my front ones soon after reading this. i got 80k on the stock ones. u guys reccomend swapping them sooner huh?


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