2008 4.0 V6
Well I messed up again. I decided to change upstream oxygen sensors at 200k miles out of my own OCD and the desire to prolong my cat life and possibly improve my gas mileage.
The passenger side went amazingly well. Used the offset wrench and every 1/2” extension I own. Once I broke it loose it came out by hand I got the new sensor in and out in 30 mins. Hardest part was unclipping the wire harness.
Driver side started well. The sensor broke loose ok but started getting tighter as I pulled it out. Toward the end it got pretty tight and I pushed a little too hard and POP the sensor broke loose, leaving the last 1 thread and the probe of the sensor in the manifold.
Where do I go from here? New manifold? Which would cost a bunch and require me to break a bunch more rusty bolts loose.
Try to pound the sensor into the exhaust, leaving it to rattle around, and try to clean up the threads?
IÂ’m pretty lost and depressed at my own stupidity right now.