Can you CLEAN O2's

drtbiker · 10-15-2002, 12:39 PM

can u clean O2's? they are a little pricey and i dont have the cash to cough up.

2FastLX · 10-15-2002, 12:42 PM

I have heard someone say something about using a propane torch to heat them up and that's supposed to clean them. Anyone else heard this?

10-15-2002, 12:59 PM

I've never heard about the torch. I doubt that would work...and I wouldn't recommend it. As far as I know, once your O2s are shot...there is no bringing them back.

Hethj7 · 10-15-2002, 07:52 PM

When my car was being dynoed, we looked at my o2 sensors. They were not shot, but they were dirty. We just hit them with a soft wire brush and knocked the junk off of them. I don't know if this is good or not, but I haven't had a problem with them since, and that was about 4 years ago.

88workcar · 10-15-2002, 08:06 PM

I have used a propane torch. Only lightly heat them. Also you can go to a YAMAHA Dealer. Get a bottle of Ring Free. Let them soak over night. Then spay them with regular carb cleaner. This is the YAMAHA recomended method.

10-15-2002, 12:39 PM	#1
drtbiker Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mt. Prospect,IL Posts: 474	Can you CLEAN O2's can u clean O2's? they are a little pricey and i dont have the cash to cough up. __________________ 87-ford-mustang-SOLD! mods: 3:73's, off road h-pipe, b303 cam in gt- 40 motor w/ Power Plus intake, edelbrock 70mm tb & egr spacer, 72mm C&L, bbk long tubes, tremec tranny, centerforce dual friction clutch, upr and lwr CA's 255lph FP and soon more to come.... when i have money again SOME ADVICE Don't do burn outs in reverse it is very expensive New times with dead hook on dr's 13.27@103 with 2.0 60 foots w/100lb system Fastest time to date: 12.8@113

10-15-2002, 12:42 PM	#2
2FastLX The Photoshop Guru Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Mecca, Indiana Posts: 1,419	I have heard someone say something about using a propane torch to heat them up and that's supposed to clean them. Anyone else heard this? __________________ Project: 1988 Coupe - EFI 5.8L Twin Turbo with Victor intake, Canfield heads, F303 cam, March aluminum underdrive pulleys, TKO (or T56 if funds permit), PBR twin piston calipers and 13" rotors up front, 94 Cobra rear calipers and 12" rotors on the rear, 3.73's, Griggs K-member, tubular front control arms, torque arm and panhard bar, polished 99 Cobra wheels. "The GR-40 kit installation is now complete, and the humble Fox-chassis car will now out-corner and out-stop a ZR-1 or a Viper, and support massive horsepower additions with perfect balance." Griggs Racing ICQ# 42269241

10-15-2002, 12:59 PM	#3
Simi Stang Guest Posts: n/a	Clean O2s? I've never heard about the torch. I doubt that would work...and I wouldn't recommend it. As far as I know, once your O2s are shot...there is no bringing them back.

10-15-2002, 07:52 PM	#4
Hethj7 Mizzou Tigers Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: weston, MO United States Posts: 1,455	When my car was being dynoed, we looked at my o2 sensors. They were not shot, but they were dirty. We just hit them with a soft wire brush and knocked the junk off of them. I don't know if this is good or not, but I haven't had a problem with them since, and that was about 4 years ago. __________________ 2006 Mustang GT 1990 LX GT-40 motor 262 horsepower, 307ft-lbs (sold but forever loved) 1998 Contour SVT Rice Haters Club Member #244

10-15-2002, 08:06 PM	#5
88workcar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Pierre Part, La. U.S.A. Posts: 1,850	I have used a propane torch. Only lightly heat them. Also you can go to a YAMAHA Dealer. Get a bottle of Ring Free. Let them soak over night. Then spay them with regular carb cleaner. This is the YAMAHA recomended method. __________________ 88workcar 1988 Mustang LX 342. 417rwhp @ 6800. 28 X 10 ET Drag, 4.30s, 10.69 @ 126.43 1.42 60ft. 11.13 @ 127.7 on BFGs 1.72 60ft Rice Hater # 42 To be old and wise, You must first be young and stupid I'm somewhere in tthe middle.

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