Heres the scoop. I started my car on Monday and when i got to work, the engine light came on. I was a little worried at first, but the car was running right, so it seemed allright. I phoned Honda and booked an appointment for them to check the code. Got it in today and the say that my Primary O2 (the one on the header) was reading something like 3 volts. It should only read 1.
I should let you all know that I have put a high flow cat on about 1.5 years ago. Of course the engine light came on then. But I also installed a O2 Sensor Simulator. It has worked fine for this period of time. But that is for the Secondary O2 sensor. The check engine light has not come on since I wired the simulator.
So Honda says, "It may also be that the cold weather could have set of my engine light". I call bullshit. Even though it was getting to temperatures below -50 C lastweek. I have winter driven my car for the last 2 years. and it never happened before. I got them to reset the ECU and see what happens. I haven't really driven it since the did the reset (I work about a block from Honda). So we'll see what happens on the drive home.
So does anyone else have an idea of what is going on???
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Well, I wish I could give you some more info, but I can post the page from the Service Manual.
It's probably a bad sensor, but it couldn't hurt to check the wiring. Yeah, I know it's cold out
I find it interesting, however, that there is a TSB on the 01 Integra GS-R for P0132. Might be worth checking into, seeing as how they share the same design.
I'll do a little more looking around
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Originally posted by BennySiR Heres the scoop. I started my car on Monday and when i got to work, the engine light came on. I was a little worried at first, but the car was running right, so it seemed allright. I phoned Honda and booked an appointment for them to check the code. Got it in today and the say that my Primary O2 (the one on the header) was reading something like 3 volts. It should only read 1.
I should let you all know that I have put a high flow cat on about 1.5 years ago. Of course the engine light came on then. But I also installed a O2 Sensor Simulator. It has worked fine for this period of time. But that is for the Secondary O2 sensor. The check engine light has not come on since I wired the simulator.
So Honda says, "It may also be that the cold weather could have set of my engine light". I call bullshit. Even though it was getting to temperatures below -50 C lastweek. I have winter driven my car for the last 2 years. and it never happened before. I got them to reset the ECU and see what happens. I haven't really driven it since the did the reset (I work about a block from Honda). So we'll see what happens on the drive home.
So does anyone else have an idea of what is going on???
i wnt info on the simulator, wat is it, where u get it from, how u hook it up etc etc, my lude has a busted 2nd o2 so i need to fix that, plus the n1 cat doesnt come with the hole for the 2nd 02
Originally posted by 2002 WRBP WRX Well, I wish I could give you some more info, but I can post the page from the Service Manual.
It's probably a bad sensor, but it couldn't hurt to check the wiring. Yeah, I know it's cold out
I find it interesting, however, that there is a TSB on the 01 Integra GS-R for P0132. Might be worth checking into, seeing as how they share the same design.
I'll do a little more looking around
Right on thanks for your help. After it was reset yesterday, it hasn't come on yet and I did some driving around lastnight. I got to thinking it may have been just because it was cold, and my car was probobly running a little to the lean side. So this may have been what caused the C/E light to come on.
So there's a sercive bulliten on the 01 GS-R?? When did they issue that???
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Originally posted by yellowd16 i wnt info on the simulator, wat is it, where u get it from, how u hook it up etc etc, my lude has a busted 2nd o2 so i need to fix that, plus the n1 cat doesnt come with the hole for the 2nd 02
I can get all that info for you in a couple of hours. When I get home at lunch I have the page bookmarked where I bought it from. I bought a Ractive Cat when I replaced mine. The reason I did that was because the O2 sensor was hitting my shift linkage in 3rd gear. So all this piece really did was relocate the O2 off the side instead of straight up. Oh yeah and made my car annoyingly louder. I'll check into this and get back to you.
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Originally posted by yellowd16 i wnt info on the simulator, wat is it, where u get it from, how u hook it up etc etc, my lude has a busted 2nd o2 so i need to fix that, plus the n1 cat doesnt come with the hole for the 2nd 02
Here it is. I was scepticle at first but it works great.
wat does it look like on the car? do u have to screw it into the cat or wat? u just plug it where the old one used to be and leave it hangin ? i dont get it, it just says wat it DOES but not how u put it on or wat it looks like , in any case, i like, thanx, good info
Originally posted by yellowd16 wat does it look like on the car? do u have to screw it into the cat or wat? u just plug it where the old one used to be and leave it hangin ? i dont get it, it just says wat it DOES but not how u put it on or wat it looks like , in any case, i like, thanx, good info
What you do is wire it. I took apart my cup holder area and mounted it there. Its a good spot because the wires from the O2 sensor comes through the floor right there. Theres a couple of wires that you have to splice in such as a tach wire. If you get a shop to install it for you it will probobly only cost about $60. You'll save that in fuel mileage in a month.
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Okay. You still need to have the 2 O2 in the cat or test pipe or whatever you have in its place. That Simulator has to use the heat sensor on the O2 sensor to work properly. What you may look into is something that just conects right to the wiring of your O2 and has nothing to do with the sensor. Something like this.
You can find products that may work for you on This Site
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Originally posted by BennySiR Okay. You still need to have the 2 O2 in the cat or test pipe or whatever you have in its place. That Simulator has to use the heat sensor on the O2 sensor to work properly. What you may look into is something that just conects right to the wiring of your O2 and has nothing to do with the sensor. Something like this.
You can find products that may work for you on This Site
ok, so if i dont have the 2 o2, this is wat i need?
