Howdy,
On Mon, 2 Jan 2012, Mark J Bradakis wrote:
> I need to replace a failed oxygen sensor in my old S10. Should be a
> simple task - fat chance! There's just so little clearance that when I
> do get a wrench or socket securely on it there's no way to get enough
> torque applied to break it loose. Heat, penetrent in various
> combinations and cycles have not made it any easier. Sheesh.
>
> Sorry, I just had to vent.
Been there with our old Chevy Venture van. Obviously a completely
different layout than your S10, but in the end I took off the front upper
motor mount and tilted the engine forward, plus found a combination of
tools to get to the o2 sensor.
Which might actually help... The parts stores around me had a couple
completely different o2 sensor removal tools. That let me try different
approaches.
Mark
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