O2 Sensor

[Haysey]

well i tried removing my o2 sensor the other day, it has come off 6 months ago when i changed dump pipes..

after my efforts the other day my ecutalk is telling me the o2 sensor is really really farked now, not just farked.... o2 is reading between .00v to .99v at idle... car is running like total crap and conks out when left for 1min or so...

now that i know its totally farked, reckon i just bash the top off it with a hammer and undo the bottom part with a socket set? have to get it off, and ive got a replacement here...

ive unplugged it and its running .30v which is cold start now so it will run rich as....

any opinions or ideas?

thanks all

Ed

[Medium Dave]

Im a little ashamed to admit that I removed my old one in a similar way... but it worked, I just wouldnt admit it publicly

[Haysey]

ive tried just about everything else, when we got it out of the old dump it was put in a vice and a spanner and breaker bar was used!

this is looking like the only way, used a spanner, breaker and hammer in my driveway but couldnt get it off!

smashy smashy time!

[RANDY]

Yikes!

Get some innox or some kind of rust-easing spray onto it overnight. Then give the ol' spanner another try.

OR... if you don't care about the old one, the bashing the top off to get a socket on will probably work too... if you get more leverage on the ratchet than you do the spanner.

[Haysey]

wd40ed it over night, still no luck

i think when i was attempting removal the other day and hitting the spanner with the hammer its farked up the insides even more

dont care about it, do guna smash it goooood

[Haysey]

UPDATE

the right size spanner, some wog power and juggernaut power we managed to get it off without breaking it

pitty i wanted to smash something....

new sensor is in and reading alot more smoothly, although there are still some variations in the voltage i think thats because its running rich due to the tune...