Hi all,

wondering if i could get some help, i have a 2002 ep3 type r.
car has been running great until last week i was driving home and the car started to hold back a little... Engine light appeared which was showing o2 sensor.
i cleared the code and the car still run the same, since then the light has not come back on but the car has lost power.
easiest way to explain is it feels like the car is 100bhp then when the vtec kicks in its like it only goes up 20bhp. feels like it wants to pull but its being held back. i also noticed it went really bad on fuel but since it had new o2 sensors it has got alot better on fuel.

you can hear the vtec kick in loud, especially in 1st, 2nd but seems a little less loud in the higher gears.

I replaced both o2 sensors
cleaned the vtec solenoid
car has plenty of oil

any ideas would be much appreciated!

 

Clogged up cat ?