[s-cars] Installing a new O2 sensor, is there a torque value?

[Theodore Chen]

--- Olek <lists at olek.dhs.org> wrote:
> Personaly, I would try not to use penetrants but instead use correct O2
> Sensor socket. Trances of penetrant that will get into the exhaust (and it
> will
> be there, think about it name - "penetrant") may contaminate your sparkling
> new O2 sensor.
> 
> Said that, you may be forced to use penetrant if attempts to get sensor
> out without it by applying some reasonable limited force fail. Remember
> that you do not want to strip threads on exhaust either ;)

if the O2 sensor is frozen in place, the O2 sensor socket may flex and
slip.  to remedy that, put a hose clamp on the socket over the open part
after you put the socket on the sensor.

-teddy



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