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LA_phantom_240 · 08-20-2007, 11:00 AM

I can't get my fuckin o2 sensor out of my KA's manifold! It is beginning to round off, too. Should I just destroy it in the process of replacing it, or is there some way that is better?

mRclARK1 · 08-20-2007, 11:10 AM

If it's shot, just get it out.

If you have a crappy socket, or wrench, set around, just hammer on the next size down and get a breaker bar on it somehow... that should break it loose.

I don't know where to get it either... but some stuff called "Release-All" I tried once works awesome. Frees anything that's seized.

LA_phantom_240 · 08-20-2007, 11:13 AM

pb blaster is some good shit.

daryl337 · 08-20-2007, 12:00 PM

pb blaster is actually one of the best you can use. Rock out with it.

LA_phantom_240 · 08-20-2007, 12:51 PM

This thing sucks. I can't get it out. I don't have a 22mm box end wrench and I don't wanna have to resort to anything rash. I guess I just gotta wait for the o2 sensor socket to come in.

Adam496 · 08-20-2007, 01:13 PM

Just go to sears, home depot or a hardware store and buy a set. They are a good tool to have.

LA_phantom_240 · 08-20-2007, 01:15 PM

I have no cash, just money in paypal. Oh well, a few more days of running pig rich isn't so bad.

Adam496 · 08-20-2007, 01:26 PM

Since you are replacing it just use pb and locking pliers.

LA_phantom_240 · 08-20-2007, 01:27 PM

Nah. Then getting the new one in would be a problem. I'm just waiting for my tool to come in. Use the right tool for the job the first time and be done with it.

08-20-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LA_phantom_240

Nah. Then getting the new one in would be a problem. I'm just waiting for my tool to come in. Use the right tool for the job the first time and be done with it.

if you heat around the o2 sensor it will come out eazy

projectRDM · 08-20-2007, 01:53 PM

22mm? O2 sensor is 7/8" SAE.

MyLevinGTZ · 08-20-2007, 05:51 PM

7/8"= 22.2250 mm

i think you'll be fine with the 22mm ><

if it's rounding off, you'll need to use vice grips anyways.

LA_phantom_240 · 08-20-2007, 10:17 PM

I only rounded off one corner. I'm running richer every day, and while idling and working in my trunk I noticed a small black puff of smoke.

Pig rich. Smells like a lawnmower. It sucks. This socket needs to get here ASAP.

smurfgcr · 08-20-2007, 10:22 PM

get a pipe wrench and pb, thats how i got my egr off and it worked great. o2 sensors are cheap anyways so destroy it.

08-20-2007, 11:10 AM	#2
mRclARK1 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Location? Posts: 4,205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If it's shot, just get it out. If you have a crappy socket, or wrench, set around, just hammer on the next size down and get a breaker bar on it somehow... that should break it loose. I don't know where to get it either... but some stuff called "Release-All" I tried once works awesome. Frees anything that's seized. __________________

08-20-2007, 12:00 PM	#4
daryl337 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pac NW Age: 39 Posts: 589 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	pb blaster is actually one of the best you can use. Rock out with it. __________________ This is my clever and witty signature.

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projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	22mm? O2 sensor is 7/8" SAE. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

08-20-2007, 01:13 PM	#6
Adam496 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Jersey Posts: 747 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Just go to sears, home depot or a hardware store and buy a set. They are a good tool to have.

08-20-2007, 01:26 PM	#8
Adam496 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Jersey Posts: 747 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Since you are replacing it just use pb and locking pliers.

08-20-2007, 05:51 PM	#12
MyLevinGTZ Leaky Injector Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 103 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	7/8"= 22.2250 mm i think you'll be fine with the 22mm >< if it's rounding off, you'll need to use vice grips anyways.

08-20-2007, 10:22 PM	#14
smurfgcr Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: santa rosa, ca Posts: 152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	get a pipe wrench and pb, thats how i got my egr off and it worked great. o2 sensors are cheap anyways so destroy it.