I haven't bought it yet, was gonna wait till i get the old one off so I can make sure its the correct one. When i bought my o2 sensor the one i bought was too short so i had to take it back.. not fooling me again.

 

I was able to get the outer bolt (closer to the fender) out without any tricky stuff from underneath, then, since I have an EGR tube in the way, I positioned the allen wrench in between the block and the tube (sticking up long ways), got out from under and went at it from up top, and it came out that way.

 

Maybe the ignition coil is shot ?

 

Finally getting around to changing this out. So I got the two bolts out and I'm pulling on it.. it moves but doesn't just pop out. Not meaning to sound like a puss but i don't wanna break it and cost myself more money because of it. so does it pull straight up or what?

 

What are you trying to remove?

 

If you are trying to remove the crank position sensor, the only thing I can think of that would cause it not to move is if the wires got pinched somewhere.

 

Sorry I guess I should have elaborated a bit. Its the crankshaft sensor i'm replacing. Its loose in there, but it feels like there is a rubber grommet around the wires that go in or something.

 

There is a rubber grommet around the sensor to help seal it. Spray some penetrating oil on it. They can be a pain to get out, and put back in. Make sure the seal is in when you reinstall the sensor.

 

Im having a similar problem with my truck, I replaced the IACV the first time and that fixed it, and now its doing it again, exact same symptoms as before. My o2s are probably shot, well, one of them probably is, i believe i have an o2 sim on my post-cat o2 plug (little tiny black box with a blinking red light on it, plugged into where the o2 should be).

I can see if my IACV is dirty and clean it up if need-be. Or do you suggest i do something else?

 

What brand IAC did you install?