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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 07:56 PM
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i have a 97 f250 2 wheel drive 460 7.5 motor. I was changing the plugs,wires,fuel filter. I kinda thought i might change the o2 as well but im not sure where this is.
Can someone help me out here.

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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 08:36 PM
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On the exhaust pipe by the starter, I think?
 
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does this mean i have to take the exhaust pipe apart to change this ?
 
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Old Mar 26, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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No, the O2 sensor can usually be removed using an adjustable or open-end wrench of the correct size, but some PB Blaster may be necessary. Not sure about your truck, but some vehicles have an upstream and a downstream O2 sensor. That is, one before and one after the cat.

In either case, just unplug, unscrew, and screw the new one in place with a little anti seize on the threads, then plug back in and you are good to go.
 
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