Recent content by Rileysowner

Grrrr. The stupid screws holding the rear drums on won't come loose. I got them off when I did the brakes a few years back in spite of rust, but this time, they are stuck solid. I have tried penetrating oil and a manual impact driver, but with no success. I even accidentally stripped the...

Yup. It is great when things come together. Now to finish fixing the exhaust leak a little further back. Then some body work. Oh, and before all that an oil change.

Ok, got her done. Gave it a good long drive to really heat the exhaust (and pick up a 7/8" socket. Put the 7/8" socket on my breaker bar, and a good hard tug, off she came. The only annoying thing was the NKG O2 sensor came with instructions that were for two different types of O2 sensors...

Ok. You are correct, the exhaust was cold. I will have to take it for a ride and see if that helps.

So, the sensor seems stuck fast. I worked at getting it out for almost an hour and could not get it to budge. Any suggestions on how to get it to move as I would like to get a new one on before we head out on vacation so I don't have that task waiting for me when I get home.

So I noticed. I can't imagine how much would have to come out to even access it. I got the sensor yesterday, and hope to install it later today.

Thanks for the help, I did find the first O2 sensor. I didn't know the Protege had a cat up in front of the engine (insert shocked smiley). I thought the second O2 sensor was the 1st O2 sensor. I was dealing with an exhaust leak yesterday, but have started to price out O2 sensors. Wow! They...

I cleared the code already and it pops up again after 10-15 minutes of driving. Could be a wire, but I will have a look when I get under there this morning. Thanks.

We have been getting a check engine light for a while. I finally got around to purchasing a scanner and found it throwing a P0141 code -- O2 Sensor Heater Circuit Malfunction (Bank 1 Sensor 2). Reading that makes me think that there are 2 O2 sensors, one before and one after the cat. However...