Bosch sensors are fine, it's hard to screw up a narrow band sensor.... Now if the folks at the store are in the habit of dropping them or you think soldering dissimilar metal wires is OK, well, that's another story. Yes, I think Denso is the OEM.
Wouldn't hurt to test the AFM; The 7M-GE's VAFM is a wear component.
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