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the O2 socket has a gap you can slide the wire out of i have one, best investment ever when i need to remove it... But go to your local parts store

its like 20 bucks for hte socket

I see, thought it was one of those $100 tools which you use once every 2-3 years! Will check the local Repco and get a O2 sensor from them too. One size fits all?

thanks for the tip .. I was really not keen on removing that heat sheilding to get a spanner in there.

yeha

but unless you cut off the lead fmor your OLD o2 sensor you cant use a socket

the O2 socket has a gap you can slide the wire out of

i have one, best investment ever when i need to remove it

other option is to take off your o2huosing and then remove with a wrench.

But go to your local parts store

its like 20 bucks for hte socket

I see, thought it was one of those $100 tools which you use once every 2-3 years! Will check the local Repco and get a O2 sensor from them too. One size fits all?

ther eare two sizes that i know of

i got the larger one

it has worked on everything from Mecedes, to hondas, to mitsu, to nissan

Thats exactly the economy my series 2 gets. I earthed the boost solenoid last week, so am interested in how that affects economy. I have a theory (untested) that having higher boost coming on early will assist in moving the weight of the Stag up to cruising speeds easier, so therefore the fuel consumption my even out, or even be slightly better. I will let you know how it goes. It certainly helps the driveability, and means I dont have to sink the right foot as hard as before.

I havent done a trip in the car since getting it a year ago. I was hoping to come up for the skyline show & shine, but had to miss that in favour of the rugby test.

Brief Update. Fuel economy the same as before (420kms). This is good news, given the improvements in mid-range power and torque. Not sure whether one trip is enough evidence to test my theory, but it certainly hasnt gone backwards. :(

lol not me a mate dreamed it up (should open a tool store i reckon), but it does work pretty well, since we cut it down short enough to be able to turn it more easily down on the rear dump pipe which is really tight. Pretty sure it was 22mm which was the other bonus.....who is going to miss a 22mm ring spanner?

try your local autoparts supplier other than the ones mentioned above, i mean small ones they might have it or they will be able to source one for you.

Tried spanner, couldn't get enough "purchase" to twist.

I've ordered a socket from ebay, $22.80 delivered. Hopefully I'll get it next week. Once I have it, anyone in Adelaide need to borrow it, PM me :P

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