Removal and Installation: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Nissan Maxima. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
- Always replace exhaust gaskets with new ones when reassembling.
- Before installing a new oxygen sensor, clean the exhaust tube threads using Oxygen Sensor Thread Cleaner tool J-43897-18 or J-43897-12 and approved anti-seize lubricant.
- Discard any heated oxygen sensor which has been dropped from a height of more than 0.5 m (19.7 in) onto a hard surface such as a concrete floor; install a new one.
- Do not over-tighten the oxygen sensor. Doing so may damage the oxygen sensor, resulting in the MIL coming on.
- If any insulator is badly deformed, repair or replace it. If deposits such as mud pile up on the insulator, clean and inspect them.
- Temporarily tighten the nuts on the exhaust manifold side and the bolts on the vehicle side. Check each part for interference with other components, and then tighten the nuts and bolts to specification.