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Old 05-03-2018, 03:35 PM   #105 (permalink)
westb87
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
On my Insight, I can get to both the sensors just by reaching down behind the engine. On your D17A, the exhaust is on the front of the engine rather than the back, so I'd expect it to be very easy. Just unplug the old sensor from the wiring harness (connector might be stiff), use a large crescent wrench to break it loose, unscrew and replace. It might be wise to put a bit of anti-seize on the threads when putting the new one in.




As for lean vs rich, I'm not sure.
The Denso O2 I bought for my D17A had a little squeeze packet of the copper colored high-temp anti-seize in the box with the sensor.
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