# How to remove air temp sensor 98 Civic HX

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-remove-air-temp-sensor-98-civic-hx/71649>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [March 28, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-remove-air-temp-sensor-98-civic-hx/71649 "2012-03-28T18:00:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ethaldred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@ethaldred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ethaldred)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-remove-air-temp-sensor-98-civic-hx/71649/1 "2012-03-28T18:00:26Z")

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The air temp sensor is held on by threaded devices that seem to have smooth, rounded heads.

How do you get them out?

And, they are at the back of the engine so that there is limited space between the engine and firewall.

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**Author:** ![Mechaniker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Mechaniker](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mechaniker)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-to-remove-air-temp-sensor-98-civic-hx/71649/2 "2012-03-29T05:41:49Z")

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Like this?  
 ![](http://a248.e.akamai.net/origin-cdn.volusion.com/9wsnr.t9nao/v/vspfiles/photos/PAS9262-10-1.jpg)  
Pry 'em out with a flat blade screwdriver.