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O2 Sensor
Whats the best way to remove this thing? I've been letting in soak in PB Blaster for 2 days and tried using an O2 sensor socket with no success. Since the car has A/C its a really tight fit for the socket also.
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This is how I did mine recently.Remember "I" before "E", except as in Budweiser. -
I don't know why I always forget about adding heat, ha. Guess I should put it together and let it idle a little bit to heat it up. Also, with this being an 88 and carbed, does it have a check engine light?
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Might have to remove the grill, but the use of an impact wrench after the PB blaster might help considerably.
Provided you have one or can beg or borrow one!
They have with the use of the impact socket saved me from snaping off many many bolts.'93 Blue 5spd 230K(down for clutch and overall maintanence)
'93 White B6 swap thanks to Skeeters Keeper
'92 Aqua parts Car
'93 Turquoise 5spd 137K
'90 White LX Thanks to FB71
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Yea, I'm kind of scared because this looks like the original one. Its really rusty looking. I just wanna get it replaced!
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Yes, the carburetted engine has an oxygen sensor. It has to warm up before it works. While the engine is waming up the vaccum and mechanical devices in the distributor are used to adjust the timing. After the oxygen sensor warms up the computer takes over adjusting the timing based on the reading it gets from the sensor. These carburettors are called "feed back" carburettors because they are adjusted according to what the engine is doing. Hence all those vacuum tubes and solenoids.
Original owner of silver grey carburetted 1989 Festiva. 105k km as of June 2006. 140k km as of June 2021.Comment
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on my 88 car, i actually pulled the threads out of the exhaust manifold geting it off there. i went and bought a tap (i think it was the next size up), tapped the hole back out, and the new sensor went in ok. it didnt seem to leak, and mine was the original o2 sensor.89 L, hopefully returning from the dead soon with a little more power... :twisted:
http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...77-my-89-build
92 integra, daily driver, broke a clutch disc, sold
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It should have a check engine lightOriginally posted by 88FestivaLX View Post
1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor
1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)
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88's DO NOT have a CEL. 89 and later did.Trees aren't kind to me...
currently: 2 88Ls (Scrappy and Jersey), 88LX, 90L(Pepe), 91L, 91GL (Skippy) 93 GL Sport (the Mighty Favakk), 94 (Bruce) & 95 Aspire SEs, 97 Aspire (The Joker),
94 Justy 4WD, 87 Fiero GT, plus 2 parts cars. That's my fleet.
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my 88 does.89 L, hopefully returning from the dead soon with a little more power... :twisted:
http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...77-my-89-build
92 integra, daily driver, broke a clutch disc, sold
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interesting note, if you take the tab off the end of the plug a box end wrench fits over the connector. 7/8" 12 or 6 point.Later,
Ian L.
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'92 festiva gl b6 sohc,ported exaust manifold 2" downpipe, cherrybomb, aspire brakes, miata 14" steelies. commuter rod.
'95 grand caravan kiddie wagon.Comment
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It will come out alot easier if it is hot....run the engine for 1 or 3 rad fan cycles...DON"T BURN YOURSELF.
Mine came out after 16 years with a box wrench...I removed the conductors from the housing and slid the wires thru the box.
Just a suggestion....pull the pipe...put the pipe in a vise...heat the threads with a torch...use a wrench of your choice...maybe a pipe wrench!?!?Joe Lutz
The SKATE ..... 1992L 5spd
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