p0131 oxygen sensor code

External Since: Mar 15, 2007 Posts: 1

The check engine light on my 2000 Honda CRV came on. A local garage
(Atlanta, Georgia) read the code p0131 - bad oxygen sensor - and reset
the car's computer. The check engine light then blinked on and off,
rather than stay completely on as before. I had them order the oxygen
sensor in order to replace the faulty one. On the drive home, the check
engine light went off and has stayed off.

Should I still replace the sensor, or wait until I get a check engine
light with code p0131?

External Since: Oct 24, 2006 Posts: 626

Mark wrote:
> The check engine light on my 2000 Honda CRV came on. A local garage
> (Atlanta, Georgia) read the code p0131 - bad oxygen sensor - and reset
> the car's computer. The check engine light then blinked on and off,
> rather than stay completely on as before. I had them order the oxygen
> sensor in order to replace the faulty one. On the drive home, the check
> engine light went off and has stayed off.
>
> Should I still replace the sensor, or wait until I get a check engine
> light with code p0131?
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Whatever else you do, get your valves adjusted ASAP. The owner's manual
is wrong, and they should be set to the loose side of the specs every
30,000 miles, or you'll fry a valve. First symptom is STALLING during
warm-up cycle. Next symptom costs $2,000. It only applies to Gen 1, 1997
- 2001.

'Curly'