O2 Sensor... easy installation?????
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O2 Sensor... easy installation?????
OK, I just got done installing a new O2 sensor. I must say that I am good at working on cars too. This was a huge pain in the butt. I removed all of the heat shields and it was still hard to tighten the new O2 sensor. I finally had to cut the wire and wrap it around the actual sensor. I found that it was easy to tighten when doing this. I then soldered the two leads together and voila!! I was done. Did anyone else find this difficult?. I reset the computer by disconnecting the battery and holding the brake for 20 seconds. I hope this gets rid of my "code 17"
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From: Altezzaville
Guys, you're working way too hard.
Just push the heat shield out of the way (hey, it bends) with a deep well socket (23mm?). Cut the lead, spray with Liquid Wrench, wait 5 minutes and out it comes. Crimp a butt connector on the new lead and put a piece of heat shrink on it. The heat from the exhaust will tighten the heat shrink in about 15 minutes.
Or you can buy a special O2 socket for about $5.00 that will sit in your tool box for 5 years after using it once -and skip the above cut and crimp.
If you have a dp put the old heat shield back on and secure it with one metal "Thermal Tie" available at any hot rod shop. You'll need one at least 18" long to fit around the pipe. The shield protects some wiring and tubing on the fender well from getting roasted over time.
Oh, and we did remember to put high temp anti-sieze on the threads, and just snug it down until it gently seats, right?
Just push the heat shield out of the way (hey, it bends) with a deep well socket (23mm?). Cut the lead, spray with Liquid Wrench, wait 5 minutes and out it comes. Crimp a butt connector on the new lead and put a piece of heat shrink on it. The heat from the exhaust will tighten the heat shrink in about 15 minutes.
Or you can buy a special O2 socket for about $5.00 that will sit in your tool box for 5 years after using it once -and skip the above cut and crimp.
If you have a dp put the old heat shield back on and secure it with one metal "Thermal Tie" available at any hot rod shop. You'll need one at least 18" long to fit around the pipe. The shield protects some wiring and tubing on the fender well from getting roasted over time.
Oh, and we did remember to put high temp anti-sieze on the threads, and just snug it down until it gently seats, right?
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From: Wichita, KS, USA
Originally posted by RonKMiller
Or you can buy a special O2 socket for about $5.00 that will sit in your tool box for 5 years after using it once -and skip the above cut and crimp.
Or you can buy a special O2 socket for about $5.00 that will sit in your tool box for 5 years after using it once -and skip the above cut and crimp.
You can rent an O2 sensor socket? You must really be cheap to know that 
I bought one a few years ago and all my friends borrow it. Am I the only person that owns one of these?
I bought one a few years ago and all my friends borrow it. Am I the only person that owns one of these?
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