[s-cars] O2 replacement - BTDT??

[Russ Panneton]

On Thu, 27 Mar 2003 15:32:32 -0500, "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com> wrote:

>Philip writes:
>
>> NOTE: If the old sensor is really, really stuck in there you could have a
>> real problem unless you used the special O2 sensor socket.
>
>Hmm. Heat, age, dampness, disparate metals.
>
>Wonder why that 02 sensor gets stuck.
>
>Mine was stuck pretty good. I used the special crow's foot socket on it with
>a long extension. A glop of penetrating oil on the (cold!) parts and some
>patience got the thing out.
>

My generic Bosch 3-wire sensor came with some copper based anti-seize on the
threads to help remove it down the road...

Russ
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Russ Panneton                          russ at s-cars.org
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