HI
Can anybody help with my problem

Ive repleced the cat on my system with a decat pipe and have broken the exhaust tempreture sensor, the dash now has a warning light on.

my local Honda dealer has said this will not affect how the car runs at all but 2 honda tuning specialists have siad that the engine will not be running at full power.

Who is right and how can i fix the problem????

 

i changed my cat about 6 months ago and the light has been on all the time and still has full power

UK ATR

 

Thats what i thought but when youve got 3 so call specialists telling you different it makes you wonder

 

thats just there to tell you if your cat is overheating like if youve been using too much artificial octane boosters and overheated the thing. Having a broken/missing sensor there shouldn't affect power as the Honda dealer technician said. The other two 'specialists' are incorrect.

 

Cheers, Looks like i will be takingout the warning bulb then

 

and to fix it you just unplug the broken one here (grey connector)

and replace it with another one and just clip the cable back into the clips mounted in the heatshield

 

Do you mean replace the sensor??? as they are £100 or approx $170 and a waste of money if it provides correctional/performance gain.

 

Im sure there will be at least one scrapyard that will take about £20 for one

 

but yeah a waste of money if your not fussed about it.

 

A cat heat sensor???

Wow, the number of useless sensors Honda loves to throw in their cars..............

 

Yeah personally I'd of replaced it if it was mine. But then again he no longer hasa cat to overheat!

 

I would prefer to replace the sensor and leave bulbs where they are, i will be on the lookout for a sensor at a scrappy, just one last thing once ive replaced the sensor will the light go out on its own or will the ECU need resetting?

cheers for all your help guys...

 

Once you replace the sensor succesfully you will need to reset the ECU to get rid of the CEL.

 

Sorry if this is a question i should know the answer to but what is the CEL you referred to in you post?

 

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CEL = check engine light (warning light you refer to) Just an abbreviation to save typing it in full.

To reset the ECU and get rid of the CEL after you've replaced that sensor, just take out your clock/radio fuse, or remove the Negative lead from your battery for 10 minutes, make sure you know your radio code if it needs a code.

 

Cheers, feels like im back in 1st grade at school again, looks like ive got a lot to learn tech speaking from you guys in here but on the flip side im a painter and fitter, so ive got the answers to those question, cheers for the info

 

the CEL wont hurt anything for performance. but if your do trip another code, you wont know about it. i say fix it, just incase something major happends

 

Talking about performance my 1st drag strip attempt saw a 0-60 time of 6.26 seconds in my 94 h22 with just cold air intake and some bilstien shocks, is that time any good and what should be my next steps in tuning the engine?

 

this question should be searched. all basic bolt ons are good, but think about what you want to do in the long run. turbo or N/A. header, exhaust, larger throttle body, etc. then you can move on to builing your motor... if you got the money, you can customize your ride all you want.

 

Turbo sound most appealing to me but i want to get all the basics down first, just seams to me parts a a bit scarce and knowing what to buy and where get it is also very difficult, but i have been going through these pages for ideas. by doing a search do you mean on this site or a search engine?