RE: O2 sensor

From: Rick Barnes (rascal@scrtc.com)
Date: Thu Jun 21 2007 - 20:05:31 EDT


I like to use a box wrench, forget the size for the Daks, is it 13/16,
(spark plug size)?

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Barry Oliver
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:49 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: O2 sensor

Ok, I remember that I need to mangle a socket to R/R this, anybody
remember what size I need?

Michael Maskalans wrote:
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> Barry Oliver wrote:
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>> Ok, I am wondering. I have a 99, 5.2L 4x4 with 130k on it.
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> > I have never replaced the O2 sensors
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>> and AFAIK they are all original. I have read that 60-80k is the
>> replace interval, but that a bad O2 = MIL.
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> if it's really bad, it'll give you a MIL, but degraded economy indicates
> a poorly performing O2 sensor. Replace the forward one at least, on
> your '99 the rear O2 does not effect fuel trim so you can ignore t until
> it trips a MIL. I still have my original at 150k on my truck, hanging
> out in a bracket on the frame in nice clean O2 rich atmosphere.
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> - Mike
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