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Hi,
I have '98 Honda Accord (4 cyl) with 100000mil. Smog check failed as
MIL was on and indicating Functional Failure/Fail code: Catalytic
converter failure. The mechanic told me that I have to replace
catalytic converter. I knew MIL was on awhile but Honda service person
told me before that they just forgot to reset, mistaking it with
maitenance lamp.

I was ready to go to the mechanic to have it fixed but yestarday MIL
lamp magically turned off by itself after it was on nearly a year. It
was on for long time since I didn't know that it was something I needed
to have it checked. I tried turned off/on engine, and I see it blink
for a second when the enginer is turned on. But it goes off after that.
Is this something I can assume the car is ok now? Please let me know
if anyone has experience like this.

Thanks
-d

"doosy" <lazydoosy@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1151460557.052041.126280@j72g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:

> Hi,
> I have '98 Honda Accord (4 cyl) with 100000mil. Smog check failed as
> MIL was on and indicating Functional Failure/Fail code: Catalytic
> converter failure. The mechanic told me that I have to replace
> catalytic converter. I knew MIL was on awhile but Honda service person
> told me before that they just forgot to reset, mistaking it with
> maitenance lamp.



WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? Jeez people, you're told a code, cough it up!



>
> I was ready to go to the mechanic to have it fixed but yestarday MIL
> lamp magically turned off by itself after it was on nearly a year. It
> was on for long time since I didn't know that it was something I needed
> to have it checked. I tried turned off/on engine, and I see it blink
> for a second when the enginer is turned on. But it goes off after that.
> Is this something I can assume the car is ok now? Please let me know
> if anyone has experience like this.




WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? P0420? Something else? What is this, some kinda
secret?




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TeGGeR® wrote:
> "doosy" <lazydoosy@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:1151460557.052041.126280@j72g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:
>
>
>>Hi,
>>I have '98 Honda Accord (4 cyl) with 100000mil. Smog check failed as
>>MIL was on and indicating Functional Failure/Fail code: Catalytic
>>converter failure. The mechanic told me that I have to replace
>>catalytic converter. I knew MIL was on awhile but Honda service person
>>told me before that they just forgot to reset, mistaking it with
>>maitenance lamp.
>
>
>
>
> WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? Jeez people, you're told a code, cough it up!
>
>
>
>
>>I was ready to go to the mechanic to have it fixed but yestarday MIL
>>lamp magically turned off by itself after it was on nearly a year. It
>>was on for long time since I didn't know that it was something I needed
>>to have it checked. I tried turned off/on engine, and I see it blink
>>for a second when the enginer is turned on. But it goes off after that.
>>Is this something I can assume the car is ok now? Please let me know
>>if anyone has experience like this.
>
>
>
>
>
> WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? P0420? Something else? What is this, some kinda
> secret?
>
>
>
>
i got to the bit about leaving the mil light unfixed for "nearly a
year", then stopped...

Fault Codes was P0420: Cat Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)

TeGGeR® �メッセージ:

> "doosy" <lazydoosy@gmail.com> wrote in
> news:1151460557.052041.126280@j72g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com:
>
> > Hi,
> > I have '98 Honda Accord (4 cyl) with 100000mil. Smog check failed as
> > MIL was on and indicating Functional Failure/Fail code: Catalytic
> > converter failure. The mechanic told me that I have to replace
> > catalytic converter. I knew MIL was on awhile but Honda service person
> > told me before that they just forgot to reset, mistaking it with
> > maitenance lamp.
>
>
>
> WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? Jeez people, you're told a code, cough it up!
>
>
>
> >
> > I was ready to go to the mechanic to have it fixed but yestarday MIL
> > lamp magically turned off by itself after it was on nearly a year. It
> > was on for long time since I didn't know that it was something I needed
> > to have it checked. I tried turned off/on engine, and I see it blink
> > for a second when the enginer is turned on. But it goes off after that.
> > Is this something I can assume the car is ok now? Please let me know
> > if anyone has experience like this.
>
>
>
>
> WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? P0420? Something else? What is this, some kinda
> secret?
>
>
>
>
> --
> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

TeGGeR® �メッセージ:


> > Hi,
> > I have '98 Honda Accord (4 cyl) with 100000mil. Smog check failed as
> > MIL was on and indicating Functional Failure/Fail code: Catalytic
> > converter failure. The mechanic told me that I have to replace
> > catalytic converter. I knew MIL was on awhile but Honda service person
> > told me before that they just forgot to reset, mistaking it with
> > maitenance lamp.
>
>
>
> WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? Jeez people, you're told a code, cough it up!
>
>
>
> >
> > I was ready to go to the mechanic to have it fixed but yestarday MIL
> > lamp magically turned off by itself after it was on nearly a year. It
> > was on for long time since I didn't know that it was something I needed
> > to have it checked. I tried turned off/on engine, and I see it blink
> > for a second when the enginer is turned on. But it goes off after that.
> > Is this something I can assume the car is ok now? Please let me know
> > if anyone has experience like this.
>
>
>
>
> WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? P0420? Something else? What is this, some kinda
> secret?
>
>
>
>
> --
> TeGGeR®
>
> The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
> www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

"doosy" <lazydoosy@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Fault Codes was P0420: Cat Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)


http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/p0420.html



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jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in
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> TeGGeR® wrote:

>>
>>
>> WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? P0420? Something else? What is this, some
>> kinda secret?
>>
>>
>>
>>
> i got to the bit about leaving the mil light unfixed for "nearly a
> year", then stopped...



There is a girl with whom I work. She has a '99 Civic and she too has been
driving around with her MIL on for a good year. I keep telling her she
won't pass smog with it on and she just says, "Oh, I'll deal with it when
the time comes. The car's running fine...".

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TeGGeR® wrote:
> jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote in
> newsMOdnYT1c-idaDzZnZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@speakeasy.net:
>
>
>>TeGGeR® wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>>WHAT'S THE NUMERIC CODE???? P0420? Something else? What is this, some
>>>kinda secret?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>i got to the bit about leaving the mil light unfixed for "nearly a
>>year", then stopped...
>
>
>
>
> There is a girl with whom I work. She has a '99 Civic and she too has been
> driving around with her MIL on for a good year. I keep telling her she
> won't pass smog with it on and she just says, "Oh, I'll deal with it when
> the time comes. The car's running fine...".
>

the thing is, people worry about the cost of repair and don't realize
something like this is actually costing them considerably worse gas
mileage and therefore money to /not/ fix, plus, they're experiencing
increased rates of engine wear. but hey, it's not my car and it's not
my money.

Thanks for the info. The web site explained well.


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> "doosy" <lazydoosy@gmail.com> wrote in
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>
> > Fault Codes was P0420: Cat Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
>
>
> http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/p0420.html
>
>
>
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