High Pressure Fuel sensor replacement

[rdenyer]

Looking for tips, guides or suggestions on how to replace the high pressure fuel sensor on a 2.7 TDV6 Discover 3?
Its right at the back of the engine bay and none of the spanners we have will reach and enable turning, sockets won’t go over plastic plug
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[PhilipA]

Have you tried a crowfoot socket ie open end spanner with square drive to fit on socket extension.
Regards PhilipA

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[rdenyer]

And I get to go to tool shop - might become expensive [smilebigeye]

[Bulletman]

I relaced mine and just used big shifter to crack the tightness, then it unscrews easy.

I wished i never did the replacement however as the supposedly new, same brand sensor was faulty and it caused me endless headache and $$$ before I put the old 1 back and the car ran normal again.

Bulletman

[DiscoJeffster]

Isn’t this the sensor that nearly everyone replaces in the hope “it’s not a failing HPFP” to find it is?

[rdenyer]

This is a case of the plastic plug broken off - so actual physical damage is the reason

[Eric SDV6SE]

This is a case of the plastic plug broken off - so actual physical damage is the reason

How'd you manage that? Unless....

[rdenyer]

Someone thought that they would install Roo Systems upgrade. Plug came off as soon as it was touched, plastic is really brittle and crumbles easily

[Eric SDV6SE]

So if the plug is cactus, cant you smash the rest of it off to get a socket on it? Doing it up will require either a crow foot spanner or a pipe wrench, given the limited space, this is a challenge in itself.