D.FYLAKTOS

Gentlemen, i have a problem with my gear shift lever, it's too lose some times and when i am in Neutral and move it left-right makes a clang noise. I have bought the whole kit and went it to the mechanic to install it, for 1,5 year everything was fine but suddenly it get loose again. I saw when the car was on the lift for the lambda sensor that the other mechanic took a piece of iron (lever) and push it back, now it's Ok but i wonder for how long? The VW code for that part is 6U0711605A, below is the No 29. Here is the part, inside the round cavity is the problem. What must i do so the rod don't pop-up often?

I didn't knew if he had the proper thread tap and i didn't said anything watching him trying to fix the problem (in the beginning he told me that i had to go to a exhaust repair-shop) otherwise i would told him to use a small magnet for the small raspings. The first minutes when i left the repair shop i had a bad smell, must be from the spray that he used (WD-40 or something relative) which was ''burning". Before the trip i will try to make some kilometres in city traffic because i am curious if thing have changed to better although after the reset the ECU needs some time. At 2:20 what he did is wrong, first must screw the sensor with the cable ''free" and then connect the plug, see how the cable is twisted. I had a similar problem 2 times in the past with the oil drain plug, i had to use Helicoil.

I wonder, some small raspings from the thread tap which end up inside the catalyst can do any damage?

@nta16: the sloppy mechanic must be on my ignore list, that was@Pete_Ex-Wino meant, not you.

For sure. ECU reset (from the battery).

Today i changed the lambda sensor, here is the previous Bosch and as you can see has abused thread (slopy work from the other mechanic). As you can see the look has nothing to do with the NGK, ''my bad'' which cost me money in gasoline and for a new part. The new mechanic used a rethreader (thread tap) to fit the new (NGK). No errors, the car started normally but of course i had to run some Kilometres to see the difference in fuel consumption. I wonder should i make a reset or not?

Same gasket of the factory glasses? or a new one?

Yes @Papez mention about the Bosch lambda sensors that have reported with some issues but the problem was that i had already installed a Bosch. I trusted the Skoda parts store which gave me the 0258003745 although the same guy some months later suggest me the 0258003666 (both weren't the proper ones). When the next day i got in my hands the old and i saw the NTK and checked the VW specifications (C instead of E) i said to myself ''oh, you step on it".

I can not find anything on the internet about OZA457-EI1A/01. The new sensor is almost identical to the old one and this makes me extremely happy!

https://m.facebook.com/skodafavoritclub/posts/946837022003733/?refsrc=deprecated&_rdr

An opportunity suddenly show up, due to the Easter or the 1st May i found that i can arrange a small trip to the country and that means: national road and sport driving in mountain routes so what's best to test the new lambda sensor plus to make it work with the factory spark plugs for many kilometres? 400 Km in a row would be far better than the few kilometres of home->work. That's why i was under pressure, i had to find a NGK lambda sensor according to 6U0906265E specification and have it in my hands shortly. @Pete_Ex-Wino : thank you very much sir but the whole procedure plus the delay of paypal confirmation-delay from the seller to ship the item-you must go to post office--delay for the parcel to come to Greece etc very easily could get me off schedule. If i was not under pressure things would be different. @nta16 : thank you very much sir for the suggestion of the Uk store but i couldn't risk to have in my hands a different sensor than the original, that mess of 2 different codes and the lack of information from the seller make me hesitate to buy plus i had the fear that the whole procedure with Royal Mail could take more than 2 weeks. Gentlemen, from the bottom of my heart a big ''thanks", i feel much obliged to you both! As for the record: Till Monday i will have the NGK OZA457-I1 lambda sensor in my hands and i will install it to the car the next days so i would be ready for that trip, first i will measure the fuel consumption on national road-mountain route and later will come the moment of truth, the fuel consumption on city traffic. I have ''bet all of my money'' on this NGk sensor, if the combination of factory specifications lambda and spark plugs won't work as it should be them i think that for 99% i can not find the solution to my problem.

Euro II emissions have one lambda, Euro III have two. The Uk store gave me 2 codes without saying which NGK is in each code. I need to know the full name of the lambda not just a code which only applies to the store's stock. I have the E as factory from the first day 2000 till 2021, the chip was on from 2003 and no problems at all with the E lambda. My mistake was that i replace it with a C (they gave it to me from local Skoda parts store) and i think due to this i have bad cold start issues.

I wrote all the details of my car and initially the Uk shop said to buy the LP-42481 (but did not wrote me which NGK is), when asked in the second mail IF this is the NGK OZA457-I1 then said to me to buy the LC-9586 (although again did not gave any details of which NGK is this). If they don't want to give the specifications and have their own codes it's their problem and not mine. I refuse to buy a lambda sensor without to know exactly things about it because something similar happened here in Greece, last year he gave me a Bosch lamda sensors and few months later the same employee-same Skoda parts store he suggested me another Bosch (not the previous) and after research i saw that both weren't the proper for my car! The programmer was sceptical about the Bosch and suggested me to buy the original (which was NTK) so i bought today from an e-store the NGK OZA457-I1 which covers the 6U0906265E plus it had some photos to check that is the same that my car had from the factory. EAN 087295104149 Trade numbers OZA457-I1 Manufacturer Part Number 0414 If an e-store does not have pictures and does not clarify which NGK is of their own codes then he can keep the LT-4593 or the CD-6789 or the DR-9821 or the NB-2940 etc product as a precious secret same as the coca-cola receipt.

I asked the shop, the NGK OZA457-I1 is on the 6U0906265E but which is? LP-42481 or LC-9856? No answer, so what must i choose? Why the store does not clarifies which NGK has? There is anothe NGK in the market which covers the 6U0906265E is the No: 92142 (the OZA457 is No: 0414) On the other hand, i asked 2 shops from Poland even the Ngk.pl which has a e-shop and i got no answer (they are rich as it seams and don't need my money).

My last hope is the new NGK lambda with the stock Chanpion spark plugs that Skoda suggests. If that combination does not work then 99% i am out of options. If it works then (maybe) i will try the iridium again but now with the Bosch lambda sensor i have excess fuel consumption.

Yes but are the same? Brand: NGK NTK Manufacturer Part Number: OZA457-I1 Short Code: 0414 Product Type: LAMBDA SENSOR (OXYGEN PROBE) Quantity Supplied: 1 Hex (mm): 22 Thread Diameter: M18 Thread Pitch: 1.5 mm Placement on Vehicle: Rear Number of Wires: 4 Cable Length: 516 Or the LP42481 of that store is a different model?

This was the answer from the store The Lambda sensor that i have now is Bosch and 6U0906265 C , that's why the programmer suggested me to find the original, he was not convinced that was the proper. The mistake was mine that i believed the guy on the VG group parts store.

Does not ships to Greece. This guy does. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154780308184?hash=item2409a012d8:g:7toAAOSwn8dh1EYQ @nta16 : I asked the store for a clarification, i think too that LP42481 is the correct.

@Pete_Ex-Wino : thanks and very kind of you but i am confused with the codes. https://secure.lambdapower.co.uk/partsearch/az2.asp?manu=Skoda&model_grouping=Felicia LP-18679 (rear) ,LP-42480 (front), LP-42481(front) I don't see the LC-9586 although is here, the last on that list 6U0 906 265 E https://secure.lambdapower.co.uk/partsearch/crossref.asp?idlist=SKODA

It's not in the list for Felicia https://secure.lambdapower.co.uk/partsearch/az2.asp?manu=Skoda&model_grouping=Felicia LP-18679 (rear) ,LP-42480 (front), LP-42481(front) I don't see the LC-9586.

AUTODOC AG Josef-Orlopp-Straße 55 10365 Berlin Germany As for the .gr in the end is a clone for Greek market, the items come from abroad. I send an email to NGK to suggest me their local distributor since it's not easy to find this sensor in e-store parts here https://www.ngkntk.com/gr/anazitisi-proionton/productfinder/category/PKW-LAMBDASONDEN/product/12395/?cHash=ef600894ef963e7765da248baa7881f9

https://www.antallaktikaonline.gr/ngk/1040616?origin=1&redirect=1 Basically is AUTODOC AG but i wonder is a reliable? I haven't bought from this e-store before.

I am searching in the local market for NGK OZA457-I1, still no results so i have to search in abroad parts store.

While looking for Japan λ sensor i saw that on the Denso DOX-0117 https://www.todos.gr/denso-aisthitiras-lamda-dox0117#tecdoc-oem i can not find the 6U0906265E but has the 06A906265E, they are the same?

The guy on the parts store suggest me Bosch triple ground electrode (i don't remember the code) but after of what happened to me with NGK i said No. Can take the 0.8mm gap as a rule for Felicia? No matter what kind of spark plug we have (nickel-platinum-iridium etc) to use the gap must be 0.8mm?