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

Robert Myers robert at s-cars.org
Tue Apr 6 15:25:02 EDT 2004


At 12:22 PM 4/6/2004 -0700, Theodore Chen wrote:


>--- 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.

Or get a good socket to start with.


>-teddy
>
>
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