AAARGGG! Malfunction Indicator Lamp came on today!
May 31 2002 at 8:26 PM No score for this post
Mike (CR) V
So Close! I was so close!!
I am only a couple of grand shy of 200,000 kms on my '97 V. All trouble free kms! I was getting ready for the big turnover (and what I thought would be many more thousands of trouble free kms). Then the light comes on today.
I was hoping it was just a loose gas cap but the V was chugging while I waited at the last stop light before getting to work.
My Honda tech confirmed my fears at the end of the day on the phone. "Sounds like one of the O2 sensors is gone". The part is close to $300 Canadian.
I can't believe i didn't make it to the 'big one'!
Has this happened to anyone else? Could he be wrong and it is something less painful?
Just curious. Thanks,
Mike
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If you want to confirm the tech's diagnosis, there are a number of code reader tools available for 1996 and newer (OBD II) vehicles.
In your area, they should be available at Canadian Tire.
You can test O2 sensors with a digital multimeter. A screwed up air/fuel ratio (too rich or too lean) will set an O2 sensor code, so it's not always a bad sensor.
Disclaimer: Yes, I work for a company that makes these products. No, I don't get paid extra if you buy one. And yes, I do drive a CR-V.
-Greg
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on the passenger side under the dash and all the way to the left. At least this is what they plugged the scanner up to when my Check Engine light was on and also what they used for emissions testing...
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