2001 Forester o2 sensor

[cryptogal]

2001 Forester 2.5, automatic. I had the diagnostic done and I know now there are two. The guy told me the one i needed was the forward one by the catalytic converter? So I bought the part, bought the special socket wrench. Looked under the hood and for the life of me, I cant see where it goes. And the thing is, my boyfriend looked under the car and found the one aft, and he said it looks like the one we bought, however, according to the salesman, the one we need (and bought) was the one that goes up forward.

Did he sell us the wrong one? Or am I not looking in the right place? I have scrolled the boards, but cant find on the forester where this goes? Is it in plain view? PLEASE HELP, i am tired of the smell and crappy acceleration and my engine light being on!!!

 

thank you

[sea#3]

The front 02 sensor (air/fuel sensor) is located in the front section of the front catalytic convertor , just below the inner c/v joint on the right side . The wire should be attached to a wire strap that is connected to one of the transmission studs .The connector is right buy the main harness just below the air filter housing on the right

Hope that helps

SEA#3

[motor275]

I have a 2001 Forester too and to get to it you have to go from underneath the front passenger section of the car right underneath the passenger headlight side and it unbolts from there .

 

What is the part number for the front O2 sensor I bekieve I have the wrong one and cant find the correct one.

Thanks a lot and hope the info helps you out too.

Nick in New Orleans

2001 Forester 2.5, automatic. I had the diagnostic done and I know now there are two. The guy told me the one i needed was the forward one by the catalytic converter? So I bought the part, bought the special socket wrench. Looked under the hood and for the life of me, I cant see where it goes. And the thing is, my boyfriend looked under the car and found the one aft, and he said it looks like the one we bought, however, according to the salesman, the one we need (and bought) was the one that goes up forward.

Did he sell us the wrong one? Or am I not looking in the right place? I have scrolled the boards, but cant find on the forester where this goes? Is it in plain view? PLEASE HELP, i am tired of the smell and crappy acceleration and my engine light being on!!!

 

thank you

[WAWalker]

Call the dealership, tell them you need to check if there are any open recalls on your car. They will need the last 8 of the VIN.

 

You may get it replaced for free. There was a recall on the front Air/Fuel Ratio sensors.

[cryptogal]

Thanks so much to all who answered! All answers make sense and now I know where to look!

 

motor275

 

the part they gave us was a bosch but there are so many numbers printed on the box so i will give you a few. on the bar code it has numbers106495441.Then on the front it has: 13036 OXYGEN, SKU#19370260, BARCODE#58076

 

We got our at Advance Auto Parts, around here they are much better than autozone and always have the subaru parts I need in stock or can get it in one day.

 

 

 

Walker

 

thanks for that idea too, I am gonna call the dealership in Va Beach first thing tomorrow and ask for recalls.

 

Thanks again for the replies everyone!

[forryan]

I too have a 2001 forester (just a few months out of warranty) and for the second time in the last 5,000 miles the O2 (front) sensor is beginning to deteriorate. I have taken it to the dealer thinking this part would be covered by extended warranty, no such luck. I am fairly adept at wrenching, but am clueless about replacing this thing myself. I read the earlier post desribing where to locate the sensor, and I have to admit, it is not abundantly clear where and what I should be looking for. Would the person who posted the ealier message asking a similar question please tell me if they were successful in replacing this part. As well, does any know of a manual, or set of instructions I can get my hands on to help out with this.

 

Any direction is appreciated.

 

Thanks - Ryan

[tacode]

I too have a 2001 forester (just a few months out of warranty) and for the second time in the last 5,000 miles the O2 (front) sensor is beginning to deteriorate. I have taken it to the dealer thinking this part would be covered by extended warranty, no such luck. I am fairly adept at wrenching, but am clueless about replacing this thing myself. I read the earlier post desribing where to locate the sensor, and I have to admit, it is not abundantly clear where and what I should be looking for. Would the person who posted the ealier message asking a similar question please tell me if they were successful in replacing this part. As well, does any know of a manual, or set of instructions I can get my hands on to help out with this.

 

Any direction is appreciated.

 

Thanks - Ryan

 

 

This is a good place to start:

http://techinfo.subaru.com/

 

A 72 hour subscription is only $19.99. Just download the manuals as PDF's.

[friendly_jacek]

I too have a 2001 forester (just a few months out of warranty) and for the second time in the last 5,000 miles the O2 (front) sensor is beginning to deteriorate. I have taken it to the dealer thinking this part would be covered by extended warranty, no such luck. I am fairly adept at wrenching, but am clueless about replacing this thing myself. I read the earlier post desribing where to locate the sensor, and I have to admit, it is not abundantly clear where and what I should be looking for. Would the person who posted the ealier message asking a similar question please tell me if they were successful in replacing this part. As well, does any know of a manual, or set of instructions I can get my hands on to help out with this.

 

Any direction is appreciated.

 

Thanks - Ryan

First, are you sure you want to do it yourself, especially since the access is very hard unless you have a lift (this is why you are not finding it easily)?

Second, there was a recall on the sensor, so why don't you ask to do have it done under the recall.

Third, if it is indeed true that the sensor goes bad in 5000 miles, you have other problems than need to fixed first. I believe there was a ECU reprogramming recall on some cars from 00-01 or so.

 

I am not trying to be harsh but I did replace some good parts in my old cars cuz I did not trableshoot them well. Let me tell you: t is not cost effective.