Can't get socket on oil pressure sensor

its part of the dreaded oil cooler assembly. Valley of death. hose is the coolant line. Most its the whole thing that goes out or the O rings under it.

Good idea on taking the oil cooler out. Before I went down that road I stopped by autozone and they had a thin profile oil pressure socket that fits both 1" and 1 1/16". I managed to wiggle it on and got the sensor out.

Thanks guys.

2 days late here...If you still have the intake manifold off, change the oil cooler/pre-heater housing. They are the most failure prone part on the engine and made of plastic. There's a fair possibility of cracking it when re-installing that sensor or they just crack on their own or warp, then leak.

If you've gone so far as to gain access to the sensor, do the sensible thing and replace the whole cooler itself, IMO.

I ended up replacing just the oil pressure sensor and not the entire cooler. Now that I've been thru this process once, the next go at it will be a lot easier.

I do agree that replacing the entire cooler would be a wiser use of my time. I'll wait for warmer weather.