Error Code hell (Page 2/2)
Spoon APR 04, 06:58 PM

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Originally posted by SamanthaM:

Is there a how to thread for getting that O2 sensor off???? I swear I think it is the original from 1986!!!!!! It is rust welded on and there is little to no room to reach it from the top???



Spray it with the usual products, and let it soak for an hour. Then use some of this and follow the instructions. A friend of mine was trying to remove a stuck O2 sensor and couldn't budge it with a 2 foot cheater bar. I sprayed some of this product on it, waited a few minutes and removed it with a regular wrench.



Spoon

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SamanthaM APR 04, 08:00 PM
Thank you Spoon!!!!!!!!!!! It took a lot of effort, but she finally broke loose. I cleaned up the area and put anit-seize on the new sensor and got it back in there and plugged back in. I just cleared the codes and am going for a test drive.... Wish me luck.
Gall757 APR 04, 08:39 PM
Good Luck! Keep the windows rolled up.
SamanthaM APR 06, 09:49 AM
Well the test drive was both good and bad.... I still got a SES light, but when I pulled the code it was only the #32. So fixing the O2 sensor cured one part of the problem.

Today I am going to yet again trace all the vacuum lines that go the the EGR valve and the EGR control solenoid and hope I missed something? If not, then I can only guess that the control solenoid went to crap at the same time as the coolant sensor and the O2 sensor.... :-(

On a good note, the two new sensors have got the idle to a smooth 900-1000 RPM....

Thank you everyone for your help and suggestions.

I am going to maybe try rebuilding my EGR solenoid as shown in that thread? I was curious, is there any other cars that use that control solenoid? I was thinking about trying to find one at a junk yard to try the rebuild on?

[This message has been edited by SamanthaM (edited 04-06-2020).]

SamanthaM APR 07, 06:53 AM
Just an update.... I found a guy in Louisiana who sold me two EGR control solenoids for $40. I am going to put one on the car so I can try the rebuild on my disfunctional one. Then I will have two spares. :-)

All of my error codes are gone except #32 and the car has been running a lot better since the vac line and sensor replacements. Thanks again for all the help, you guys are awesome!