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  1. Thanks for responding again @Trevor I think I misunderstood what you meant by pre-mot test. I thought you were referring to some other type of test that they used to do before they do MOTs. I was asking MOT centres for a test to check the oxygen levels and they had no idea what I was talking about. I've had a few MOT emissions checks done since then. This is the most detailed report I've had, does that help? Scanned_20221023-0101-1.pdf
  2. Hello Looking for ideas here. I had a catalytic converter and lamda sensors stolen. I bought replacements online (onlineautomotive.co.uk) and a few months later it started tripping the engine management light - P0420: Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1). I'm now wondering about trying to get the catalytic converter replaced under warranty and wondering what is the best way to go about it? They understandably want to pick it up, but I need to use the car in the mean time if there is a delay until they send out a replacement or refund. Also wondering if there's a possibility they'll take it and then try to reject the warranty claim and then I'll be left out of pocket... Any ideas as to how would be the best way to do this - or at least to get as much proof as possible that it is indeed the catalytic converter as opposed to the sensor or something else? Thanks
  3. I'm still trying to get to the bottom of this. I've asked a few MOT stations who performed a regular emissions check. Typically it would fail the first test but then pass on the fast idle test. However they didn't seem to know anything about doing an oxygen check. Can anyone recommend anywhere, reachable from North London, that could do this for a reasonable price please?
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    Might be worthwhile trying eBay. webuyanycar also buy cars with no MOT. Motorway.co.uk might also buy it - not sure if they have conditions. You might even get more than that for part exchange although obviously that depends on buying another car from somewhere that can offer it.
  5. Sounds like a short circuit somewhere perhaps caused by a faulty circuit board/control unit. Sorry I have no practical advice as to how you might go about hunting down the root cause. Maybe you can temporarily bypass the circuits for one door at a time to see if it's possible to isolate the problem to a single door. Though again no idea how you might do this and i''m not sure it would help if the fault is located somewhere more central. One thing I can tell you about the alarm system is under normal circumstances it will only engage if all the doors are locked - and the car has been locked with the key rather than the locking handle inside the car. So if the alarm is going off that must mean that the electronic unit that controls the alarm is getting the signal that all doors are closed and locked. If the indicator lights flash three times it means that all doors are locked (or so the control unit thinks) and the alarm is engaged.
  6. There was a post on this on the old Honda Karma/H-Tune forums before they disappeared, can't remember everything that was mentioned but offhand: look for rust around the wheel arches brakes have a habit of binding when the callipers get stuck Otherwise in general they're reliable cars - automatic and manual. Not applicable to the model you've mentioned but: pre-2007 petrol models (1.7L and 2.0L engine) are a target for catalytic converter thieves, so it's likely that the catalytic converter will not be the original one. From 2007 onwards the catalytic converter is in the engine bay so much more difficult to steal. possibly something about the flywheel on diesels but I can't remember what
  7. Just found this topic again, thought I'd update. In the end the light came back on again three months later, so I had the sensor replaced. It's underneath the radiator. When the sensor came out, the socket was visibly corroded.
  8. See my post on another thread - MaRIS might help but there is a cost to it.
  9. Miles, how frustrating! Assuming you've replaced the catalytic converter with a modern, cheaper replacement (you almost certainly have since the original one is no longer available), it's unlikely to attract thieves. The modern catalytic converters don't use the same precious metals which means its not worth thieves while to steal it - they'd probably be better off with a tyre! Thieves know this and the new ones look different enough that they can identify them quickly too. I haven't put any additional protection on mine and its not been touched for more than a year now. (And there have been another spate of catalytic converter thefts in this area, though this time they're targeting different cars as most Hondas have already been done!).
  10. It's not likely that the replacement catalytic converter will get stolen again. The replacement ones are not worth anything near as much, and they look distinctively different so the thieves wouldn't bother. From the photo, looks like the lambda sensors were taken as well. Please post back here to report how it goes. With ours the replacement catalytic converter started to trip the yellow engine management light after about 3 months. Still not sure what to do about it.
  11. There's a cost to it but you could try looking on Honda MaRIS
  12. Have you tried local or national scrap yards e.g. https://www.breakeryard.com/? Also worth looking on eBay and Gumtree sometimes people list cars and then you read the description it turns out they're not actually selling the car whole but instead they're breaking it and selling the individual parts from it.
  13. I'm not thinking of buying in near-new condition, but would like to see it brought back so that when the car I have needs replacing there'll be a car like this available that's new enough / low enough mileage.
  14. I've seen people posting online (even on this forum I think) about problems with FR-V central locking. But usually the symptom is that one door will not lock or unlock, rather than all doors unlocking and then immediately locking again. The actuators are obviously one per door so usually only one door is affected at a time - although once one goes the others can start to go too, it's unlikely they would all start playing up on exactly the same day. Good luck with it - hope you manage to sort it out.
  15. I have no idea I'm afraid but have you tried unlocking the doors with the key rather than pressing the remote control buttons? There is a feature (at least on mine) that seems to be intended to guard against accidentally unlocking the car. If you unlock the doors and then don't open any door within a set time (I think it's a few minutes) it locks itself again. Perhaps that timer has gone wrong? (Unfortunately I have no idea where it is or how it works/how to troubleshoot/replace it)
  16. When we had our catalytic converter stolen (2.0L petrol), we found that the OEM parts were no longer available (unsurprisingly), but EuroFlo are making pattern replacement parts. You can check if EuroFlo are making parts for your model on their website. If they are you can get them at several places, try Online Auto Motive (though beware they sometimes sell the main parts cheaper and the fixings and fittings (bolts, etc) more expensive to make up the difference) or Motor Parts Direct who have an extensive network of parts shops across the UK. You may find that Motor Parts Direct can order the part you need even if it doesn't show on their website. Hope this helps
  17. Not the cheapest/easiest way but if all else fails you can subscribe to Honda MaRIS for an hour for €10, which should have the diagrams and instructions you need. If it's a fuse that you are after (rather than a relay), at least for the fuse box in the engine compartment there is a diagram of which fuse does what on the underside of the plastic fusebox cover. It may be worthwhile looking around to see if there is a similar diagram on something you have to remove to access the other fuse box (if that's indeed where the relevant fuse is).
  18. I know it's been quite a while now but have you tried looking at the diagrams on https://www.parts-honda.uk/
  19. There was a post on the old Honda Karma / H-Tune forums about this. Unfortunately those forums are no longer online but from memory the overall comment was that it's a good buy just a few things to watch out for: corrosion by the rear wheel arches rear brakes binding there may have been one other thing that escapes me. It may have only been relevant to a certain subset like the diesel or automatic versions My own comments: power steering can start whining. Usually replacing the o-rings and fluid does the trick, if so this is a cheap repair (petrol, manual) if it hasn't had a replacement clutch, chances are it will need one around 80,000-120,000 miles. They tend to hold their value relatively well (petrol model) check if it has an OEM catalytic converter. If so this is a target so ensure it's protected and/or marked. Some local police forces are doing this for free, either at a 'drop in' session or through the Honda dealers - in my area both have been offered. If it's a non-original replacement, it's less likely to be targeted as it's not worth very much to the thieves Hope this helps, good luck with it
  20. I may have been wrong about that, as I see there is a GSP one, but as you say it's out of stock. I guess you could contact them to ask if they know if/when it may come back into stock. Otherwise, how about this one from Autoparts24? Or if you scroll down on that page there are some similar ones that are cheaper - you'd have to check if they are the for the right model though.
  21. Stupid question perhaps but have you tried Amazon and eBay? Here's some other parts stores you can try, not sure if any of them will be able to help but if you have the time might be worth checking some of them. Euro Car Parts Motor Parts Direct GSF Car Spares parts-honda.uk https://www.coxmotorparts.co.uk https://www.lingshondaparts.com/ https://www.autoparts24.co.uk/ https://bestpartstore.co.uk/ https://www.bremboparts.com/europe/en/ hondadirectparts.com hondadirectparts.co.uk https://www.hondaparts247.co.uk https://nextdoor.co.uk/p/HxGL_TxXLMFM?view=detail opieoils carpartsforless Parts Gateway Or try searching in local car breakers in case you can find a second hand part. Also I may be speaking out of ignorance here but for something like a drive-shaft I'd guess that there may not be too many alternative / non-original options out there as it's presumably quite specific and not that widely needed? In which case I'd guess that your best bet is going to be the Honda dealers or breakers for a second hand one?
  22. Thanks for that added detail. I'd just assumed the same check that they do when they perform an MOT would suffice. I'll definitely bear this in mind.
  23. Thanks @Trevor for your reply. The cat is new but my mechanic thinks that it could have failed as it's not a manufacturer original and apparently you can be unlucky with the pattern ones. He suggested going to an MOT station to ask them check the emission levels. The first thing he did was to tried blocking the exhaust and looking for leaks but didn't find any leaks.
  24. Hello I have an 2006 FR-V, 2L petrol which has recently had a replacement catalytic converter and lambda sensors fitted after the originals were stolen. A couple of months after they were fitted, the yellow engine malfunction light has been coming on. I've taken it to my local mechanic who found the P0420 Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold fault code (alongside P2185 - although P0420 was listed first and I've had P2185 sporadically before). He's cleared it a few times but each time it comes back on within a week. I believe that P2185 has been resolved with a new coolant temperature sensor at the bottom of the radiator (the connectors in the old one were corroded) but I'm still left with P0420. What's the best thing to do from here? The mechanic has said he'll charge quite a lot just to diagnose this one. Thanks in advance
  25. This happened to us too this week. But with ours it was only for an hour or so. Then it started working again. Stupid question but did you try to lock/unlock it from the inside?
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