# Oxygen Sensors on the" 97 " Ford Crown Vic **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** crownvictoria, ford\ **Created:** [May 9, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oxygen-sensors-on-the-97-ford-crown-vic/79204 "2013-05-09T01:48:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![signorelliv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@signorelliv](https://community.cartalk.com/u/signorelliv)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oxygen-sensors-on-the-97-ford-crown-vic/79204/1 "2013-05-09T01:48:11Z")
Is it possible for the laymen to change the sensors near the engine block. Will this require special knowledge or extensive work to achieve ? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oxygen-sensors-on-the-97-ford-crown-vic/79204/2 "2013-05-09T07:36:40Z")
I don’t know about the Crown Vic, but on most cars it is relatively simple to change out the O2 sensors, but you need tp purchase or rent the special O2 sensor removing tool. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2013, 7:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/oxygen-sensors-on-the-97-ford-crown-vic/79204/3 "2013-05-09T07:56:46Z")
Accessibility is the issue here. You can see the sensors. And by that I mean that you can see them and think “How the heck am I gonna get my arms in there?” There’s nothing technically challenging if you have simple oxygen sensor socket, or just cut the wires off the old one and use a 7/8" deep socket. No special knowledge or training needed.