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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 09:22 PM
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my car has been throwing codes for the front drivers side o2 sensor. i went to autozone and bought one, jacked my car up and look under there and there is no working room. i cant get ahold of it with anything and i cant even see the thing to get at it from the top. any ideas? thanks a ton
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 09:46 PM
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iv never done it on a car with manifolds so i dont know who hard it is. if its like most things with these cars its gonna take the right combination of extensions and swivle arms to get to it. go back to autozone and rent the o2 sensor socket from them, it makes like so much easier, good luck man
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 10:43 PM
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thats a good idea, thanks man. actually mine are on headers. luckily its de-catted so those honkin things arent in the way, but there is like friggin 4 inches of working space
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 10:59 PM
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hmm, i can do the ones one my car with longs tubes in 5 mins and the o2 socket on makes it faster
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Old Aug 11, 2005 | 11:23 PM
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Get the 02 socket, it will make your life easier.
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Old Aug 12, 2005 | 12:22 AM
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just wondering but..... what codes was your car throwing. mine just threw p0131....
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Old Aug 19, 2005 | 03:23 PM
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i dont know which codes it was throwin. i had the guy at autozone check it out and he didnt tell me, he just said o2 code. but i got the o2 socket which made a huge difference. gettin better gas mileage now, thanks guys
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