My check engine light came on and i went to autozone and had the codes pulled. the code is P0141. I got a piece of paper that says how to troubleshoot the problem. This is what it says.

The PCM has determined that a malfunction exists in the heater circuit for oxygen sensor 2 in bank 1. (oxygen sensor 1 is closest to the cylinder head before the catalytic converter) (bank 1 identifies the location of the cylinder #1, while bank 2 identifies the cylinders on the opposite bank).

I'm guessing that this means i need to replace oxygen sensor #2? i have also noticed that my gas mileage has decreased a little, but not significantly. i have read a few things that says when an oxygen sensor is bad your gas mileage will decrease. is this true? how easy, or hard, is it to replace the oxygen sensor or how do i test the sensor to make sure it is working properly?

 

it is the rear sensor,if you have an accord 96-97 with less than 150,000,it is still under warranty extension.

 

it has 78,000 miles on it, but i'm not the original owner. my guess is that it will not be covered by warranty correct?

is it hard to replace by myself?

 

covered for 15yrs or 150,000 miles,no matter how many owners

 

i don't think the dealer would cover for an o2 sensor, that's a normal wear and tear item, however told you they cover it for 150,000 must have been crazy

 

ok, so i unhooked my battery because i was installing some subwoofers in my car. once i hooked the battery up again the check engine light went off and has not come on since. should i be worried about this or not?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PrettyLude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i don't think the dealer would cover for an o2 sensor, that's a normal wear and tear item, however told you they cover it for 150,000 must have been crazy</TD></TR></TABLE>
It would be covered under the emmision warranty extension on 96 and 97 Hondas and 95 Accord V6 models. 14 years or 150,000 miles.

 

it doesnt hurt anything. why spend the money to replace it. it happened in mine. i just took the bulb out. there is no way to turn it off and keep it off. but you can do it if you like

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PrettyLude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i don't think the dealer would cover for an o2 sensor, that's a normal wear and tear item, however told you they cover it for 150,000 must have been crazy</TD></TR></TABLE>it is covered,I work for honda as a honda-tech and it is a recall update and anything emmision related is covered 14years or 150k miles on all 96-97 models

 

k well after driving it for about a day the light came back on. so something is up. should i contact my honda dealer and see if they will repair it under the warranty or whatever?

 

yes, because as stated above, it's covered under warranty.