2002 Honda CRV check engine light

127,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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XLSTAN
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Hello, I have a 2002 CRV that runs well; avg 22 mpg city, 28 highway. The check engine light comes on for a day or two, then goes off for anywhere from a day to a week. Every time I have the codes checked, it's the same..P 420, oxygen sensors. If I add dry gas, the light stays off for a week.
Can it be something besides oxygen sensors? Like I said, the engine runs great! plenty of pick up, no smoke, no rough idle... I have a hard time believing it's the oxygen sensors or catastrophic converter.
Thanks!
Sep 8, 2008 at 3:28 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi xlstan,

P0420 = Catalyst System Efficiency below threshold.

The catalytic converter is nearing its end soon.
Sep 13, 2008 at 4:14 AM
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