First thing you have to do is get the codes read and find out which one of the 4 has gone out, and as these are very expensive it is worth spending the time doing so.
Last year i had the back one on the left side go out, to replace it after i had sourced a new part was pretty straight forward.
First of all locate the faulty sensor, then with care remove the wires from the clips and harness at the joiner, there is a clip that you have to depress prior to the plug opening up.
where the sensor enters the exhaust slide the wire through the correct size socket and very carefully loosen up the nut around the sensor. Aparently over zealous and aggressive force does not work here, and you can snap the whole sensor off and then will have to take the truck to a shop to get the remainder removed from the exhaust.
when you have removed the sensor, to replace just do the procedure in reverse correctly clipping the wire back to the chassis and you should be fine for a while.
Oxygen sensors are located at the same place on all cars cause they all do the same thing: analyze your exhaust gas. It will be on the exhaust pipe, between the engine and the catalytic converter. thats good but there are 3 of them
right in the motor!
4
i think there is 2
Top of the head
Two sensors, and replace them.
The oxygen sensors that connect to the exhaust system. There should be two, and they should screw into the side of the exhaust.
the auto parts dealer said that it was 4 oxygen sensors on that car.the 1998 Lincoln continetal
No.No.
Bank 1 is before the CAT and on the left side (driver side) by the manifold.
towards the middle of thecar installed into the exhaust pipe
You can find them in the exhaust pipe. Depending on engine size you might have anywhere from 2 to 4 oxygen sensors.