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[RalphyBMW]

Shortly replacing my post cat lambda, and idea what torque this should be tightened to? Thanks in advance!

[RalphyBMW]

40-42Nm on a Focus, can't imagine this will be vastly different. Anyone know otherwise?

[techieboy]

40Nm according to TIS

[siztenboots]

moderate torque , it may be a bugger to remove, but to tighten the new one, about 30Nm

[RalphyBMW]

Thank you gentlemen! I have had an intermittent P0420, plugged in the scanner and the readings from the second lambda hardly changed, whereas first lambda was constantly changing, hopefully this will sort it. FYI Lotus are cheapest for this part, but I have persuaded Andrew Page to match (OE Bosch), and they can get me one today.

[siztenboots]

the second lambda really wont change much , nothing like the rapidly switch primary sensor.

[RalphyBMW]

No, just want to stop the CEL coming on now and again. That and a bit of OCD.

[Mangham54]

Careful Will, you'll be competing with JG for the most new parts fitted to a VX.

[RalphyBMW]

Ha, if you saw the state of my wishbones you wouldn't say that!

[RalphyBMW]

Just been through my list and it isn't that impressive to be honest, still a lot more in 6m/sub 2000 miles than I have spent on either of the other 3 cars in the household!

Edited by RalphyBMW, 22 February 2013 - 03:21 PM.

[Mangham54]

Easily fixed... http://www.elisepart...upper-wishbone/ You can always post them to me at work and we could hide them at mine so the boss would never find out

[RalphyBMW]

I have so many packages sent to work already! Problem is the long walk back to where I park (oh, and paying for them!)

[RalphyBMW]

Crumbs wishbones are expensive! Would ideally like to take mine off next winter, strip them down, get them blasted and powder coated, and reassembly with new bushes and ball joints. Sounds like a big commitment in terms of both cash and time, and as of right now I reckon the bushes and balljoints are all ok.

[Mangham54]

They certainly are in comparison to the Puma, which I have been looking at the ones listed on the FordPartsUK site, as at £55.99 (+vat) for each of the front ones, I see it as a much quicker way to get the bushes changed - therefore the extra cost outweighs the risk of having the car off the road due to horrid corrosion. I then could always get the blasted and coated, fit new bushes etc and sell them on. But knowing my recent run with cars, the Puma will have a terminal straight afterwards and the money will have been wasted. (1st MG had just had £800 spent on it before that got written off, the VX had money chucked at it before I couldn't afford it any longer, and the Passat I had had £900 chucked at it before selling it after just 10weeks of owning it).

[RalphyBMW]

I thought changing the rear springs on the Focus would be straightforward; 3 weeks later...

[siztenboots]

unless you have one those smart split sockets just for this job, how are you going to get a torque wrench and normal socket over the wiring on the lambda sensor?

[Mangham54]

unless you have one those smart split sockets just for this job, how are you going to get a torque wrench and normal socket over the wiring on the lambda sensor?

I am sure he will have one, and if not I have one he can borrow.

[RalphyBMW]

I did this yesterday, had planned on changing a wheel due to a puncture on the Civic, unfortunately Stratstone Honda Leeds had other ideas as they hadn't replaced to locking nut following a wheel balance a few weeks ago, so instead I thought I would do this lambda. I made the mistake of trying to do it just through the arch, which left little room for manouvre. I do have a Draper split socket but to be honest it wasn't much use in the instance due to the limited access. Most useful tool for removal was a 22mm ring spanner, though this meant I had to cut the plug off. The new lambda went in much more easily, tightened with the open end of the same spanner, with the diffuser removed. Would have liked to torque it up but concluded that it would be fine just "tight".