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Yep, I did reference them from Denso. Quoting myself from my old thread.....
Originally Posted by Dodgevity
I just purchased a pair of Denso sensors last night on https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for roughly 24 bucks apiece (dealer quoted me $134 apiece for Mopar). Lets see if they have an effect on mileage.
I've federal got emissions, same sensor for upstream and down. At 50 bucks for the pair, I can swallow the loss if there is absolutely no difference in mileage. They're so cheap that I wondered if they were knockoffs, but when I looked them up on the Denso website, some of their recommended sellers were also selling them for that price, while some had em for double.
For future reference in case someone is looking...
My connection could move, so I cut the wire, attached a string to the cut end and pulled the connection towards the driver side. I connected the two connectors, tied the sensor and pulled it back with the string. I did also put the plastic stuff around the wiring before I pulled it back. It was impossible to disconnect the plug with it between the drive train and the firewall.
A lot of times, the differences are in the length of the pigtail....
I would swap out the fuse anyway..... "Looks good" and "Is good" can be two entirely different things.
Okay, I swapped the fuse. No change. Same issue. Inbound email to Niterra North America, Inc., that's the parent company of NGK/NTK. We'll see what they say. Fingers crossed.
Okay, I swapped the fuse. No change. Same issue. Inbound email to Niterra North America, Inc., that's the parent company of NGK/NTK. We'll see what they say. Fingers crossed.
Niterra Group was super fast at returning my email, overnight, so that's cool to report. They're prognosis is that the sensor must have been dropped at some point and is faulty. They recommended referring NTK's 60-day warranty policy to the place I purchased it. So I've forwarded that email to NGK.com/SparkPlugs.com. I asked for a refund as I've already ordered the correct OEM replacements from Denso which SparkPlugs.com did not have in stock. So we'll see what they say.
Update: I removed the new NTK #23175 O2 problem sensor and reinstalled the original Mopar #56028233AA O2 sensor I took out. And... NO more codes!
NGK.com/SparkPlugs.com sent me a warranty return label and is going to refund my money. I still have the OEM cross reference Denso O2 sensors coming. They should be here this Friday.
Oh! And I've got a good system down for removing the O2 sensor. Simply five minutes removing floorboard and fire wall heat shields. Gives me that much extra room and removes the cutting hazards.
Update: I removed the original, working, Denso O2 sensor, again, and then installed the new Denso OE replacement #234-4634. The pigtail and overall appearance of the original and OE replacement are very similar, way more similar than the NTK sensor. Anyway, once installed, no check engine light. This is just further confirmation to me that if one looks at the model year-by-model-year Chrysler part numbers for Durango's and Dakota's, they are changed year-to-year, application -to-application. So in my small sample size of one, it seems apparent to me that the one size fits all approach by the aftermarket does not work. My recommendation, and this is not always possible, but if one can, remove the original O2 sensor, if you still have it, and then match the OEM supplier and order accordingly. Had I done this, it would have saved me a lot of time and hassle. Anyway, this is just my finding. Your milage may vary.
