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87, 5.0, O2 sensor ???

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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 07:04 PM
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87, 5.0, O2 sensor ???

It a 87 Mercury cougar XR7 5.0. And the O2 sensors are hard to get too. I have the socket but it will not move! Put some heat on it or warm the motor up any idea's or pointers here????
 
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Old Feb 12, 2011 | 01:27 PM
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I've been in your situation with O2's. Try heat and warming the exhaust up. Try soaking with PB Blaster when you are not heating them.

I've stripped 2 vehicles' O2's when removing them. There was NO other way to remove them. I used a spark plug chaser to rethread.
 
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