i was trying to change my oxygen sensor and the old one stripped while taking it off, and yes i did get an oxygen sensor socket thing, any suggestions on how to get it off?

 

take the cat off...im assuming the o2 sensor your talking about is that one...take the cat to a shop that has air tools and see if they cant get it out....alot of times a air tool can spin fast enough to get a bolt/nut loose even if its stripped...only other thing i can think of is vise grips and patience....use alot of wd40...spray the o2 sensor prior to trying to remove it like 4 times every 5 mins with wd40 that should help alot

 

its the one on the header (and i think that is the only one in a del sol). and i have a compressor and an impact, didnt come out!! wd40, used alot and let it soke for a while, so now i have a half rounded off oxygen sensor on my header, and i couldnt get ahold of it good enough with vise grips

 

get a torch and heat it up, vice grips are gonna be your best bet

 

I tried to get my O2 off in my 1995 Civic I had, and I couldn't do it myself.
I used tons of PB Buster (penetrating oil) from the makers of SeaFoam, and still... No luck.

I took it in and they said they couldn't get it out, so they replaced my exhaust manifold and the O2 sensor.

Although I am skeptical, I'm not surprised.

 

if i gotta torch and heated it up wouldnt it damage it and cause my car to run worse, thats if i couldnt get it out

 

no, just dont burn the wires up, try this first, start the car up and let it run for a little till it warms up then try to take it off while its warm, (exhaust metals will try to bond together after a while do too all the heat) what the torch will do is break through the rust, and the bond

 

ugh, just put a torch to it, no luck.....stripped worse!!!


anyone have a header for sale?

 

I actually have a D-series OBD-1 exhaust manifold that came off of my civic. Want it?

 

Use a bolt out kit from Sears. Costs about $60.