Well that how-to is not the same as the how to on the main page. it seems as though with this how to you unscrew it from the bottom. that was such a PITA for me. i must have been trying for at least 2 hours trying to figure it out from the bottom.
I saw the How-to on the Main site
"This replacement is moderately easy with some patience and skinny arms/hands. There isn?t much room to work and not much room to maneuver the wiring harness out of the way, but just enough to make this possible.
1) Remove spark plug wires (taking note of their original orientation or firing order).
2) Remove coil pack (four bolts) (also take note of the two ground wires connected to the front two bolts)
3) With the spark plug wires off, and coil pack removed, you can see a black molded wiring harness secured by two nuts. Remove these two nuts, and wiggle the wiring harness out of the way. (This harness will not move too far, but enough to maneuver your hands in there).
4) From here you can see the 02 sensor below the harness. Unplug the connector for the 02 at the top of the harness.
5) Using the 22mm wrench loosen and remove the 02 sensor and replace.
6) After tightening sensor and connecting to the wiring harness; place the harness back to original position and tighten nuts. (Just a suggestion while having the coil pack removed, it?s not a bad idea to clean the coil pack and plug wires before putting everything back toghter).
7) Clear Codes/Reset PCM
"
i put the socket on the sensor, moved the harness out of the way and with a 18" long 1" wrench turned the socket, the wrench comes up above the UIM.
i bought the o2 sensor socket for 9.99 at sears its made by LISLE, and after i started it took me 30 mins of visualizing how the how-to was intended, and BAM 45 more mins and i was done with removal and install.
i didnt bring my camera in to work or else i would post them. ill try to do it tomorrow.
but be ready to get your forearms squeezed
Last edited by Crystian; 08/10/05 04:31 PM.
