{"id":1354,"date":"2017-12-13T10:25:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T10:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2017-12-13T10:35:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T10:35:11","slug":"how-to-replace-an-oxygen-sensor-on-your-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/13\/how-to-replace-an-oxygen-sensor-on-your-car\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Replace an Oxygen Sensor on Your Car?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is your engine\u2019s check engine light is blazing like a bright orange inferno? Then the chances are that there could be a bad oxygen sensor. These sensors are highly sensitive and \u201cproblem-prone\u201d and can go bad all the time. Going by the experts of the highly appreciated <a title=\"Man Spare Parts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/man-spare-parts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Man Spare Parts<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Dealer<\/strong><\/a>, it is because of the new fuels with a high proportion of ethanol levels that are causing the other parts of the car to malfunction along with the premature failure of O2 sensors.<\/p>\n<p>But before you get down straight to the O2 replacement make sure you that this is what the vehicle is trying to say. Because a vehicle\u2019s Check Engine Light (CEL) can possibly mean a lot of things, and there are lots of other parts that could be the culprit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/How-to-Replace-an-Oxygen-Sensor-on-Your-Car.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1356 size-full\" title=\"Replace an Oxygen Sensor on Your Car\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/How-to-Replace-an-Oxygen-Sensor-on-Your-Car.jpg\" alt=\"Genuine MAN Spare Parts\" width=\"741\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/How-to-Replace-an-Oxygen-Sensor-on-Your-Car.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/How-to-Replace-an-Oxygen-Sensor-on-Your-Car-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/How-to-Replace-an-Oxygen-Sensor-on-Your-Car-624x266.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A faulty or failing 02 sensor can lead to,<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harmful hydrogen emissions<\/li>\n<li>Carbon monoxide emissions<\/li>\n<li>Nitrogen oxides emissions<\/li>\n<li>Increased fuel consumption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In most vehicles replacing an oxygen sensor is a simple and straightforward task that can be carried out using few handy tools and a step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things you\u2019ll need <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Basic car tools kit<\/li>\n<li>Jack and Jack stands<\/li>\n<li>Oxygen sensor socket<\/li>\n<li>Open-end wrench<\/li>\n<li>OBD II scan tool<\/li>\n<li>New oxygen sensor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Steps to Replace an Oxygen Sensor on Your Car<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: <\/strong>Before beginning with the 02 replacement, attach the OBD II scan tool to the vehicle and verify that the codes are indicating towards which oxygen sensor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: O<\/strong>nce you are done with the verification, jack up your vehicle on the side- can be top, bottom or side, where the oxygen sensor is located so you can access it easily and secure the sides with jack stands.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3: <\/strong>Now access the 02 sensor on the side which will have an electrical connection attached to it<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>Using a flat tip screwdriver disconnect the wiring harness connector attached to the 02 sensor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5: <\/strong>Now, either using an open-end wrench or special oxygen sensor socket, unscrew the 02 sensor off the exhaust pipe. The majority of 02 sensors will take an SAE 7\u20448 inch (2.2 cm) wrench.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6: <\/strong>Now compare the old and new 0s sensors to makes sure they both are same in dimension and specifications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7: <\/strong>The way you have removed the 02 sensor, will be used again to reconnect the new 02 sensor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 8: <\/strong>Re-attach the wiring harness connector and start the car to make sure everything is fine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your engine\u2019s check engine light is blazing like a bright orange inferno? Then the chances are that there could be a bad oxygen sensor. These sensors are highly sensitive and \u201cproblem-prone\u201d and can go bad all the time. Going by the experts of the highly appreciated Man Spare Parts\u00a0Dealer, it is because of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136,2,170],"tags":[172,289,187,188,189,190],"class_list":["post-1354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-spare-parts","category-car-parts","category-man-spare-parts-2","tag-automotive","tag-car-parts","tag-oxygen-sensor","tag-spare-parts-catalogue","tag-spare-parts-dealers","tag-truck"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1359,"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354\/revisions\/1359"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bpautosparesindia.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}