Anyone have an easy way to remove the stock Oxygen sensor. I can't seem to fit any tools down there to twist that sucker out! Help plz!
-nathan-

 

Soak it with some WD40 or the likes. I just use an opened end fot that.

good luck

 

I bought an oxygen sensor 1/2" socket from Pepboys. worked like a charm.

 

Just did it myself 10 minutes ago! I feel your pain! I couldn't get anything on the nut, but I was able to get a set of vice-grips on the top of it, coming in from the firewall side. I then had no torque, of course, so I stuck a large screwdriver in an open area in the vice-grips and used it to turn the vice-grips a bit. It then came loose easily (HUGE sigh of relief!). Good luck!

 

DAMN THING!! The little bastard wont come off on mine. I just dumped some bolt penetrant on it and hopefully that will loosen it up and I can get it it tonight.

 

that o2 sensor socket works like a charm... just stick it in, twist it, and done

 

Start the car and heat up up good and hot. Then pop on your O2 socket, if you need to, use a few extentions and a impact gun.

 

I must ditto the above. Get car warm and use the O2 socket. You can break it loose, then if you want, remove it when cool. Works like a charm.

 

It took me a couple of tries, they are right though, its worth buying the special socket to fit around the o2 sensor itself, it may also take you a few different extensions that have wobble arms on them so that you can get the right angle on it to really wrench it off of there. Good luck. O one last thing, when you put that new one on, make sure you put lots of anti-sieze on it so you can get it off easily in the future.
Chris