I broke off my Oxygen sensor

"Schitt" is much more diplomatic...

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JT

 

On the other hand I DID look at the pictures and the piece he has left
in the manifold should not leak. It's broke off almost flush with the
edge. The O2 sensor does not have a hold in the center like a
lifesaver. The boss for the sensor is thicker, but I believe the
casting has enough for holding a sensor. It's a crap shoot maybe. A
person could drill a 3/16 test hole to see how thick it is there and
make the decision to go forward or not and plug the hole. Believe it or
not, O2 sensors are moved around on the manifold like this at times.

 

On the other hand I DID look at the pictures and the piece he has left
in the manifold should not leak. It's broke off almost flush with the
edge. The O2 sensor does not have a hold in the center like a
lifesaver. The boss for the sensor is thicker, but I believe the
casting has enough for holding a sensor. It's a crap shoot maybe. A
person could drill a 3/16 test hole to see how thick it is there and
make the decision to go forward or not and plug the hole. Believe it or
not, O2 sensors are moved around on the manifold like this at times.

 

....or that you're a cloistered, ignorant, triggermouthed American.

 

....or that you're a cloistered, ignorant, triggermouthed American.

 

Look again. I can clearly see the zirconia 'thimble' that is
exposed inside the louvered sensor tip.

Indeed. What reliable method would he use to plug a hole in cast
iron?

Haven't seen it in over 36 years. In a pipe, yes, but not in a
manifold.

 

Look again. I can clearly see the zirconia 'thimble' that is
exposed inside the louvered sensor tip.

Indeed. What reliable method would he use to plug a hole in cast
iron?

Haven't seen it in over 36 years. In a pipe, yes, but not in a
manifold.

 

Completely apropos of nothing, but I actually love the smell of gear
oil. I can't quite warm up to the limited slip additive, however...

nate

 

Completely apropos of nothing, but I actually love the smell of gear
oil. I can't quite warm up to the limited slip additive, however...

nate

 

Won't work in his case, the nut part is broken off. But another thing
that I have used with some success in the past is a cheap candle. Heat
up whatever you want to remove, while it is red hot, stick a candle
close by so the wax will melt and run into the threads. It will run in
almost like solder. It really works, believe it or not...

nate

 

Won't work in his case, the nut part is broken off. But another thing
that I have used with some success in the past is a cheap candle. Heat
up whatever you want to remove, while it is red hot, stick a candle
close by so the wax will melt and run into the threads. It will run in
almost like solder. It really works, believe it or not...

nate

 

Maybe you, Mike, Elle and me stumbled onto a hole in the perfume
market....

Just watch: a month from now, one of the fancy perfume companies will
come out with "Essence de Voiture".. Ahh, the smell of it

 

Maybe you, Mike, Elle and me stumbled onto a hole in the perfume
market....

Just watch: a month from now, one of the fancy perfume companies will
come out with "Essence de Voiture".. Ahh, the smell of it

 

That's right, I neglected the flip side of the coin, which
is of course "What essence should a woman splash on to best
'catch' a man?"

Last time a guy complimented the fragrance coming from my
direction, I had to tell him it was only hair spray.

Anyway... I was thinking that the seemingly wide gender
divide on the, um, appeal of machine oils may help explain
certain other gender trends. Like why there are so few
female auto techs?

I dunno. There does seem to be a noticeable difference in
preferences.

Getting back to cars and this poor fellow with the busted
off O2 sensor...

 

That's right, I neglected the flip side of the coin, which
is of course "What essence should a woman splash on to best
'catch' a man?"

Last time a guy complimented the fragrance coming from my
direction, I had to tell him it was only hair spray.

Anyway... I was thinking that the seemingly wide gender
divide on the, um, appeal of machine oils may help explain
certain other gender trends. Like why there are so few
female auto techs?

I dunno. There does seem to be a noticeable difference in
preferences.

Getting back to cars and this poor fellow with the busted
off O2 sensor...

 

Easy-Out.
There are all kinds of them.
I have most of them. Great time saver, but not for this application.
The metal is too thin to grab.
http://www.toolprice.com/category/screwextractors

 

Easy-Out.
There are all kinds of them.
I have most of them. Great time saver, but not for this application.
The metal is too thin to grab.
http://www.toolprice.com/category/screwextractors

 

Forgot to mention,
Easy-Outs don't work well on rusted or overly tight things
without heating the object red-hot with oxy-actyl torch first.

 

Forgot to mention,
Easy-Outs don't work well on rusted or overly tight things
without heating the object red-hot with oxy-actyl torch first.

 

Yes, that's what I have, although I don't recall where and when I
bought them. Easy-Out. Probably came mixed in with some pipe stuff I
bought at Sears ( Crapsman ) at one time.

A lot of good ideas here. Many good ideas. Take your pick. Of
course, a lot depends on where the sensor is located...how easy it is
to get at, how much room there is to work on it.

Still, I don't see this as an End of the World scenario. I'm thinking
time and patience will get it out, without doing any damage to the
surrounding equipment.

I have a can of *Blaster* penetrating oil out in the garage. Man does
that stuff STINK! But whatever. It might be a good idea to repeately
apply that while tapping on what is left of the O2 sensor to help the
*stuff* work its way down into the threads, presuming there are any
threads left, and they haven't all turned to rust by now.

I have some fasteners that are so far rusted, so far gone ( exhaust
hangers and such ) that the only way I can imagine getting them off is
to cut them off with a disc grinder. They sell em at Harbor Freight
for not much money.

In this case, it might make sense to remove the piece of manifold and
take it down to the basement workshop where the OP can take his time
and beat this piece of metal into submission.

Lg