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It should be equipped with both.
Depends on what the problem is or what code was set.
We need to know if your code relates to upstream or downstream errors. If it says downstream you are having a problem with the converters. If it states upstream there can be many reasons for the code. Is it running good. Bad. Smoking at all. Let me know and we can go from there
It depends on the make and model of your car. Sometimes the wires of the downstream sensor need to be longer than the upstream sensor. This would mandate a different part number. Sometimes the upstream sensor is a "wideband" or "universal" type O2 sensor, as opposed to a "switching" type O2 sensor (which is always found in the downstream position). This would also mandate a different part number.
The upstream 02 sensor is usually located shortly after the exhaust manifold, before the converter. That is the one that controls how the car runs. The downstream sensor, after the converter tells the computer if the converter is doing it's job or not. It does not affect performance, but you might have to live with a check engine light being on. There are probably 2 of each on a V6.
There is an upstream and downstream O2 sensor (bank1 and bank2). Upstream is located close to the engine bay in FRONT of the cat converter, and 2 is located behind the converter.
O2 sensors are always threaded right into the exhaust pipe. Follow the pipe until you see the sensor. If this model has more than one, you may need to know which bank your looking for (V6 only) and whether its the upstream or downstream sensor. Bank 1 is whichever side of the engine cylinder 1 is on. Upstream is before the catylitic converter and downstream is after it.
You need to change the downstream sensor that is after the Catalytic Converter
You need to change the upstream sensor
There are 2 oxygen sensors. 1 sensor located right behind the engine (which is known as the upstream sensor) and one behind the catalytic converter (known as the downstream sensor). It is located at about the middle point of the vehicle on the top of the pipe. You will need an O2 sensor socket to remove the upstream sensor, and you will need an O2 sensor wrench with a pivoting handle to remove the downstrean sensor.
There are two sensors... an "upstream" (before the catalytic converter) and a "downstream" (after the cat). They are as easy to change as a spark plug. Don't pay to have it done if you are capable of changing a spark plug. You'll need a special socket that has a slot in it to accommodate the wires. Autozone loans these out for free (you just have to leave a deposit). YES THERE ARE MORE THAN ONE
you need to find out what sensor it is there is two there is an upstream witch is sensor 1 is before the cat and a downstream witch is sensor 2 is after the cat. bank 2 should be passenger side