'95 90qs: Cut Out, Hard Starts, Stall

Elliott Potter epotter at abraxis.com
Thu Aug 31 14:18:29 EDT 2000


Todd Young wrote:
> 
> On the 12valveV6, you WILL need a good O2 sensor socket. Lisle makes a good one,

Expensive ones are no better than cheap ones -- I'd say get whatever
your local parts place sells (incidentally, mine sells Lisle and I'm
very pleased with it).

> BTDT. Broke a more expensive one. The O2 sensors are buried, the only way to get
> at them is with an O2 sensor socket, a U-joint, and either a good long
> extension, or a couple of extensions. I had sprayed mine down with Liquid Wrench
> and still had to use a 21 inch breaker bar to break them loose.

Yowza!  Time to buy a torque wrench?  :)
Seriously, mine came right out (with a torque wrench).  Make sure you
start threading the new ones in by hand, since the angle is a bit weird
and it's possible to cross-thread them.  Then don't over torque!  50Nm
(37ft lb's)!
--
Elliott



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