UCF120
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- Jon
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- 2023 Boost Blue Type R, 2002 S2000
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This thread is more so going to be for people that are going to run into this issue in the future while installing the downpipe like I have. I never came across anyone having this issue on any of the dozens of videos I watched and threads I read prior to installing. I’m a pro at having issues while working on cars that no one else has so par for the course.
***side note*** I had 0 issue removing the two bolts and two nuts securing the downpipe to the turbo. They came off easily. This is one thing everyone I spoke with and saw videos on came across. It’s the one thing I had 0 issue with on this install.
So…
This tool:
Which I have used to remove o2 sensors for every car I have ever owned, doesn’t work on this car. It’s too thick to get down into the little shield this o2 sensor has. So if you have this, don’t use it as it won’t work.
So, I went and bought this tool:
This tool (purchased at advanced auto) did a fantastic job of striping the o2 sensor nut. It’s the correct size but just did not work. Thin walled o2 sensor. I saw it spinning but all it was doing was spinning on the nut
So, in my infinite wisdom, I sprayed some PB blaster on it thinking maybe this thing is seized somehow.
Then I went to Autozone and purchased this tool:
this was the tool that worked! However, once I got the o2 sensor out, I saw that some of the penetrating fluid had leaked down into the tip of the o2 sensor. Consensus is split whether this will negatively affect the o2 sensor reading correctly. Since I didn’t want to mess with that, I had to order a new one from Honda which cost me an additional $150 and it won’t be here for over a week since it’s special order and no one has it in stock
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Just a PSA for anyone attempting to install a downpipe at home. Have the right tool for the o2 sensor to avoid going through this. My car is down for a week now because of it.
***side note*** I had 0 issue removing the two bolts and two nuts securing the downpipe to the turbo. They came off easily. This is one thing everyone I spoke with and saw videos on came across. It’s the one thing I had 0 issue with on this install.
So…
This tool:
Which I have used to remove o2 sensors for every car I have ever owned, doesn’t work on this car. It’s too thick to get down into the little shield this o2 sensor has. So if you have this, don’t use it as it won’t work.
So, I went and bought this tool:
This tool (purchased at advanced auto) did a fantastic job of striping the o2 sensor nut. It’s the correct size but just did not work. Thin walled o2 sensor. I saw it spinning but all it was doing was spinning on the nut
So, in my infinite wisdom, I sprayed some PB blaster on it thinking maybe this thing is seized somehow.
Then I went to Autozone and purchased this tool:
this was the tool that worked! However, once I got the o2 sensor out, I saw that some of the penetrating fluid had leaked down into the tip of the o2 sensor. Consensus is split whether this will negatively affect the o2 sensor reading correctly. Since I didn’t want to mess with that, I had to order a new one from Honda which cost me an additional $150 and it won’t be here for over a week since it’s special order and no one has it in stock
.Just a PSA for anyone attempting to install a downpipe at home. Have the right tool for the o2 sensor to avoid going through this. My car is down for a week now because of it.
