Freelander 1 1998 1.8 petrol lambda sensor removal

Struan

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25

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Hertford

• May 9, 2017

• #1

Hi all. Why is this lambda sensor in such and impossible location? Is the only way to remove it to remove the exhaust manifold.. Any trick ways of getting it out appreciated .

 

htr

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Central Otago, Southern New Zealand

• May 9, 2017

• #2

Garages have a special spanner with a gap in for the cable. You could try to make a socket for it. Get a socket of the correct size and grind out a slot for the sense cable. That sensor will be in tight so be ready for a wrestling match!

 

Flying Scotsman!

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sunderland

• May 10, 2017

• #3

You can buy sensor sockets too.

 

Flying Scotsman!

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sunderland

• May 10, 2017

• #4

Try doing it when exhaust is hot too. That can help. Just mind your fingers!

 

teddywood1

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stoke-on-trent

• May 10, 2017

• #5

you can get either spanners which are like the brake spanner with a cut out in it or the socket as said I warm the engine up squirt a bit of wd on it and bingo.

 

Kayos

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Leeds

• May 14, 2017

• #6

I removed the manifold, chopped in in half and used a 22mm socket on the impact driver

 

htr

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Central Otago, Southern New Zealand

• May 14, 2017

• #7

Yeah, that'll work too Lol!

 

Struan

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Hertford

• Jul 21, 2017

• #8

I meant to get back on this. Took the exhaust manifold off in the end which luckily was not problem. The sensor was really tight , in the end i had to heat up with a blow torch to loosen. New one fitted , new head studs and nuts for the manifold and all good.

Thanks
Struan