my cel went on recently on the r and im running a car sound cat, i have heard if wrapping aluminum foil on o2 sensor would turn it off??anyone have experience with this?does it really work ?anyone know how much a stock cat cost?i heard $800.>?well thanks for your replys

 

ive had people swear it works to me.

but i had foil on my o2 sensor on my 2000 civic and it still thru a code after about 15miles or so of driving....

 

did you have to wrap some of the catalyist material in the foil ?any other suggestions?

 

I have the same question. Is there anything better to wrap it with instead of aluminum foil that will last? The CEL doesn't really bother me that much, but it'd be nice if it only came up when there was an actual problem with my car.

 

2.25 test pipe, 14 months and counting and no CEL. And yes I wrapped my secondary tightly in aluminum foil. The foil lasts about 6 months if you drive daily and up to two years if you drive your R as often as I do. Which is twice a month at best.

 

so every 6 months you have to unbolt the cat and put foil into that thing?wat a hassle i hate the cel, do you wrap it tightly? okay i might try it then instead of buying another car sound since the stock one cost alot more
or is it best to change obd1?

 

No luck on the foil for me, but that was a civic also.
I tried to wire up the O2 Sensor "fooler" and also had no luck with that.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=221347

 

OT: i have a obd2 cat from a '00 LS. dont know if it fits but if you can use it ill sell for cheap. with o2 sensor..

 

I have a roll of Thick Aluminum Tape, Should see if you can find some.
its reall cool stuff

 

I thought they made a resistor that you could plug in and eliminate the second O2 sensor so it wouldn't through a code?

 

i am curious if its still working, i might try that

 

Why not just buy an O2 simulator?

 

humm weird shieet. If it works it works i guess.

 

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I tried to wire up the O2 Sensor "fooler" and also had no luck with that.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=221347 </TD></TR></TABLE>

The o2 sensor fooler works if you follow the instructions and wire it up correctly.

Make sure you solder all of your connections.

 

foil worked for me for like 2 months before I installed hondata.

 

If you want to turn the CEL off my buddy got a 02 dummy from casper electronics it passed emissions in Illinois with the dummy and it has been on the car for 3 months 96 hatch with B16 swap

 

a JDM ITR ecu will not read second o2 sensor...how about jsut switch yours with a jdm one and it will work fine.

 

The tin foil will eventually burn off (a day or 2) and your cel will return.

 

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exactly. i've heard of some websites. search google.

 

kteller sell little thing that make ur cel NOT on..if u have test pipe..

 

o2 simulators are cheap these days...go that route.

 

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The o2 sensor fooler works if you follow the instructions and wire it up correctly.

Make sure you solder all of your connections. </TD></TR></TABLE>

WOW! Back from the dead

 

I had to wrap mine (1997 ITR) in foil, then in duck tape, then in a zip lock bag. Zip tied it to the shift linkage, and had one occurrance of it in the 2 years I ran it that way. All I had to do at that time was rewrap it.


Jason

 

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either buy one or make one out of a o2 sensor + radio shack...$10.