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Check Engine light on!!!!!

I replaced the muffler and the cat on my '97 honda accord less then a year ago, and now the check engine light is back on! I hooked a scan tool to see what the problem was and it said gave me a code saying it was the cat. system. Could there be something wrong with the cat or muffler again? or could it be an 02 sensor? I been driving the car for about 4 months with check engine light on with no problems.

  • schheng08 Mar 11, 2009

    Dont mean to question your intelligence on cars or nuttin but how sure are you? is it because i been riding it for that period of time without any problems? or due to the cat and muffler being changed already? if it is the 02 sensor which one will i need to change? the one connected to the exhaust manifold or the cat? thanks for all your help man! greatly appreciates it!

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Its the O2 sensor for sure. normally, its good practice to change the sensor when changing out the muffler and cat system. doing it all together will prevent the sensor from faulting.

  • Anonymous Mar 11, 2009

    It is best to change both sensors. due to the exchange of both the muffler and cat systems, the sensors will need to be replaced as well. normally, we swap all at once to prevent this type of sensory confusion.

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