Lambda Help..

[nathan.warren69]

Last night i was trying to swap my manifold over for a new one, everything undid no trouble however i could not get the sensor out of the old manifold, no matter what i tried,

so does anyone have and tips or tricks to get it undone?
or does anyone know a place where i can get one that is abit less than 100?

Thanks

 

[Rob]

I have 3 sensors matey all with manifolds!

Where are you located? If your too far i could post you one?

 

[nathan.warren69]

well its an upgrade manifold that i am going to put on so i only need the sensor, its on an 02 plate 1.4 k11, so would one of yours fit? i litterally just need the sensor

 

[nathan.warren69]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Oxygen-Sens...=sr_1_19?s=diy&ie=UTF8&qid=1344414019&sr=1-19

Im thinking of getting one of these and a large troque wrench, if i was to use both of those and heat the car up first, do you recon i could get it out? and also would i be able to do it while still on the car?

 

[Rob]

They do help matey.

Soak it for ages in penetrating fluid and try a bit of heat on the manifold, not on the lambda sensor.

 

[nathan.warren69]

i was just gonna try and run the car for a while, hmm could i cool the sensor with water?
and also do you know if the nut on the sensor is 22mm? i need to know the size of socket to get, and im at work so i cant check

 

[nathan.warren69]

Well looks like ill be buying a new sensor later anyway as the engine managment light has now come on :/ looks like after trying to get it out yesterday i may have broken it, apparently they are pretty fragile...

 

[legendryan]

I got a universal 3 wire one of eBay for about a tenner I think, someone tested it with a picoscope prior to me buying and said results were unnoticeable different. Been using it for about a year now with no prob.

 

[nathan.warren69]

cool, i bit the bullet and went for the proper replacement one, cost 70 pounds in the end then 10 for the special socket, put it all on the new manifold, cleared the fault code and it seems to be working now, i then decided i would see what it took to take out the sensor and well i still havent undone it, its well and truely stuck in there