2003 Acura CL V6 3.2L Downstream O2 Oxygen Sensor TRQ OSA61199

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In this video, we're going to show you oxygen sensor replacement. This is the rear oxygen sensor on this 2003 Honda Civic. The only items you'll need include a new oxygen sensor from 1AAuto.com, and we also sell the oxygen sensor socket.

Raise and support your vehicle.

Then locate your oxygen sensor in the center of the rear cat converter. Locate the connector for your oxygen sensor on the passenger side of the firewall, just above the subframe. Release the retainer and disconnect it. Remove it from the retaining clip and let it hang. To remove the oxygen sensor, we'll be using this oxygen sensor socket from 1AAuto.com. You can see here that it has a small window cut out of one side of the socket that allows for the sensor wiring to rotate around without being crushed, pinched, or otherwise damaged in the 6-point socket. It uses the standard 3/8ths drive, or you can put a bigger socket on with a 1/2" drive for a little more torque.

Here we have our old oxygen sensor from our vehicle, and our new one from 1AAuto.com. As you can see, we have the exact same threads in sensor. Our new one actually comes with a little bit. Never Seez on it to keep it from getting stuck in the catalytic converter. We have the same 4-pin connector, and the same rubber boot to attach into the retainer on the firewall. This is going to go right in, direct fit.

Here's our new sensor from 1AAuto.com. We'll go ahead and start those threads into the cat converter by hand. Bring it down the rest of the way with our sensor socket. Be sure, especially when installing the new sensor that the wire can rotate freely, so it doesn't get pinched, twisted, or otherwise damaged during installation. Torque the sensor to 33 foot-pounds.

Reinstall your O2 sensor connector at the firewall. Be sure that it clicks, then install into the retainer. Be sure to leave a little bit slack on both ends of the line.

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In this video I have a couple of oxygen sensors with me. While there are some aesthetic differences here, the wire lengths are a little different, the actual body and tip of the sensor are a little different, the threads and gasket are the same, and on the other end the connections are actually the same. I can plug these into either position on our vehicle. But if I had to ask you which one's upstream and which one's downstream, you probably can't tell just from looking at them. That's true of most oxygen sensors. The way you determine whether or not an O2 sensor is upstream or downstream is all done visually.

Your oxygen sensor position can be determined relative to your catalytic convertor. As the name suggests, upstream sensors will be located upstream or ahead of, in front of, above, closer to the engine than your catalytic convertors. This means that they see the exhaust gasses first. They then go through the catalytic convertor and to the downstream oxygen sensor, which will either be located in the catalytic convertor like our vehicle here, or after the catalytic convertor to monitor the gasses coming out of the cat and make sure that it's being efficient relative to the readings of the upstream O2 sensor.

The other determination you need to make is bank one versus bank two. Determining which bank is which can be done by looking at a picture of your vehicle's firing order. Whichever bank contains cylinder one is going to be bank one, and the other one, regardless of whether or not cylinder two is in it, is going to be bank two by default. These banks are true of V engines like V8s, V6s, and flat engines like Porsches and Subarus that have individual banks.

On inline four-cylinder engines, as long as they have one exhaust manifold like a Jeep four-liter or a four-cylinder Honda engine, you'll only have one bank with an upstream and downstream O2 sensor. There will be no bank two on the engine.

On our vehicle here, this is the passenger side, which we've already determined from the firing order is bank one. We have our upstream sensor here closest to the engine ahead of the cat. Then we have our downstream or sensor two here inside of the catalytic convertor. This could also be located somewhere after the cat. Here I have my two sensors for the vehicle. While they are aesthetically different, we can now tell this is my upstream sensor because it looks just like the upstream sensor I have up there. This is my downstream sensor. Now that we know which one's which, we can order the right part, correct the problem, and fix you up right.

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