Reddit reviews TEKTON 47749 3/8-Inch Drive by 7/8-Inch (22 mm) Offset Oxygen Sensor Socket
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Removes and installs oxygen sensors on vehicles with computer-controlled enginesCommon 6 point, 7/8 in. (22mm) socket fits most oxygen sensorsOffset drive with wire gate accesses sensor from the side, not the top, preventing damage to wiresUse with any 3/8 inch drive ratchet or breaker barHigh-performance chrome molybdenum steel construction
no, no performance loss, it's the same thing. I bought a $14 O2 removal bracket https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-47749-8-Inch-Offset-Oxygen/dp/B00GMN4D1Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1501031562&sr=8-4&keywords=o2+sensor+socket
Mine was the upstream heated O2, bank 1. there are 4 sensors. 2 for each exhaust. one is upstream, one is downstream of the cat. I have a friend with a car lift so we just lifted it and went to work. Took an hour. Including rotating tires while it was up on the lift.
> I'm def the paranoid mom
I can tell :P
>Is this a DIY that someone not super knowledgeable on cars could do?
Mmm, probably. Trickiest bit is getting a tool that will get onto the sensor. If you're comfortable working lying down on the floor, you can probably do this without a lift or jackstands, but you'll need to take down the cover along the bottom of the car. It's held up by 3 12mm bolts and a ton of little plastic clips. Once that cover is off, it's just a matter of unclipping the sensor wiring and then unbolting the sensor. If you are standing at the front of the car looking down into the engine bay, you can see the top of the sensor if you look straight down the front of the engine, kind of in the middle or slightly to the passenger side of middle. If I remember right it's got a green wrap around the wire. I use one of these sockets and a flexible-head 3/8" ratchet to get them on and off, so you'll need to find something similar. Just remember your lefty-loosey and if it really doesn't want to come loose, don't force it as you don't want to rip the threads out of the cat pipe.
I just did the rear sensor on my 01 last weekend.
The bad...
I'd take a look at it before taking out the driver's seat and jacking the car up, possibly hit it with PB blaster beforehand and/or have an alternate plan :D