Well, that was a bitch of a job, but it's now done! The old lambda sensor was obviously a cheap, aftermarket part. The wiring had turned to dust and the sensor itself snapped off the nut that secures it to the exhaust after me barely touching it with the sensor socket on the end of my ratchet!!!
I cleared the code, let the car idle for a while then took it up the road. All seems OK so far so I just hope the damn fault stays away! The car is definitely smoother and feels more powerful - like it has done between episodes of coughing and farting! It's definitely smoother with the lambda plugged in than it was without one. The MPG figure has also started to creep up already!
I still need to refit the heat shield from above the cat, but that can be a job for another day! I'm knackered!
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