Re: Removing oxygen sensor

[Domenic Lippolis <domlipps@mail2.nai.net>]

At 03:47 AM 2/4/97 -0800, you wrote:
>Oongawa:
>
>        For stubborn oxygen sensors, does the penetrating oil, tap on it,
>repeat as necessary routine work?  I've heard that this can take a couple
>days to do the trick.  What if you have to run the car?  Will the burned
>oil weld the sensor into the manifold?
>
>        Is anti-seize a good idea on the threads of the new sensor?
>There's nothing in it that will foul the sensor, right?
>
>Thanks, benton-------
>
>YbOeSnHtIoDnA
>
>
        Do not use anti-seize on the oxygen sensor.  The compounds in the
anti-seize WILL foul the sensor.  I just heard about this on the r.a.m.vw.w.

        Something else you could try is removing the sensor when hot.  This
may work.
					DOM!
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					1983 Alfa Romeo GTV-6
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