Sam - BTDT on boogered threads for the O2. All of the O2 Sensors used on VWs (and most, but not all other cars) are usually 18x1.5 -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise" 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug" oldvolkshome@gmail.com http://www.oldvolkshome.com *********************************** On 2/16/07, Sam Walters <sam.cooks@verizon.net> wrote: > > Working on solving FI operation problems. > > Removed O2 sensor - actually had someone do it as I couldn't get it out. > > Go to install a new one and find threads are damaged and it won't screw > in. (No wonder I couldn't get the old one out and it made such > screeching noises while being removed.) > > So, I need to see about getting these threads in the collector tapped > out and the ones on the new sensor cleaned up a bit. > > In the archives I found info on the thread size and pitch for > Digifant O2 sensors - 18 x 1.5, but nothing about the 1.9l sensor's > threads. Is it the same for the Digijet O2 sensor? They don't go in > the same pipe or location so they aren't necessarily the same. And I > don't have one to compare. > > Don't really want to muscle it in. > > Thanks. > > Sam > > > -- > Sam Walters > > Baltimore, MD > |
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