2001 HONDA CR-V Owners Manual

Emission
s Control s

Exhaus t Emission s Control s
Th e exhaus t emission s control s
includ e thre e systems : PGM-FI ,
Ignitio n Timin g Contro l an d Thre e
Wa y Catalyti c Converter . Thes e
thre e system s wor k togethe r t o
contro l th e engine' s combustio n an d
minimiz e th e amoun t o f HC , CO , an d
NO x tha t come s ou t th e tailpipe . Th e
exhaus t emission s contro l system s
ar e separat e fro m th e crankcas e an d
evaporativ e emission s contro l

systems .
PGM-FI
System

Th e PGM-F I Syste m use s sequentia l
multipor t fue l injection .
I t ha s thre e subsystems : Ai r Intake ,
Engin e Control , an d Fue l Control .
Th e Engin e Contro l Modul e (ECM )
o r th e Powertrai n Contro l Modul e
(PCM ) use s variou s sensor s t o
determin e ho w muc h ai r i s goin g
int o th e engine . I t the n control s ho w
muc h fue l t o injec t unde r al l operat -
in g conditions .
Ignition Timing Control System
Thi s syste m constantl y adjust s th e
ignitio n timing , reducin g th e amoun t
o f HC , C O an d NO x produced .
Three Way Catalytic Converter
Th e thre e wa y catalyti c converte r i s
i n th e exhaus t system . Throug h
chemica l reactions , i t convert s HC ,
CO , an d NO x in th e engine' s exhaus t
t o carbo n dioxid e (CO 2) , dinitroge n
(N 2) , an d wate r vapor . Replacemen
t Part s

Th e emission s contro l system s ar e
designe d an d certifie d to wor k to -
gethe r i n reducin g emission s t o
level s tha t compl y wit h th e Clea n Ai r
Act . T o mak e sur e th e emission s

remai n low , yo u shoul d us e onl y ne w
genuin e Hond a replacemen t part s o r

thei r equivalen t fo r repairs . Usin g

lowe r qualit y part s ma y increas e th e

emission s fro m you r vehicle .

Th e emission s contro l system s ar e
covere d b y warrantie s separat e fro m

th e res t o f you r vehicle . Rea d you r

warrant y manua l fo r mor e informa -

tion .
Technica l Informatio n

Thre
e Wa y Catalyti c Converte r

Th e thre e wa y catalyti c converte r
contain s preciou s metal s tha t serv e
a s catalysts , promotin g chemica l
reaction s t o conver t th e exhaus t
gasse s withou t affectin g th e metals .
Th e catalyti c converte r i s referre d t o
a s a three-wa y catalyst , sinc e it act s
o n HC , CO , an d NOx . A replacemen t
uni t mus t b e a n origina l Hond a par t
o r it s equivalent .
Th e thre e wa y catalyti c converte r
mus t operat e a t a hig h temperatur e
fo r th e chemica l reaction s t o tak e
place . I t ca n se t o n fir e an y com -
bustibl e material s tha t com e nea r it .
Par k you r vehicl e awa y fro m hig h
grass , dr y leaves , o r othe r flamma -

bles .
A
defectiv e thre e wa y catalyti c
converte r contribute s t o ai r pollution ,
an d ca n impai r you r engine' s per -
formance . Follo w thes e guideline s t o
protec t you r vehicle' s thre e wa y
catalyti c converter . Alway
s us e unleade d gasoline .
Eve n a smal l amoun t o f leade d
gasolin e ca n contaminat e th e
catalys t metals , makin g th e thre e
wa y catalyti c converte r ineffective . Kee
p th e engin e tuned-up . Hav
e you r vehicl e diagnose d an d
repaire d i f i t i s misfiring , back -
firing , stalling , o r otherwis e no t
runnin g properly .

Technica l Informatio n
THRE
E WA Y CATALYTI C CONVERTE R

Stat
e Emission s Testin g

Testin g o f Readines s Code s
I f yo u tak e you r vehicl e fo r a stat e
emission s tes t shortl y afte r th e
batter y ha s bee n disconnecte d o r
gon e dead , i t ma y no t complet e th e
test . Thi s i s becaus e o f certai n
"readines s codes " tha t mus t b e se t i n
th e on-boar d diagnostic s fo r th e
emission s systems . Thes e code s ar e
erase d whe n th e batter y i s
disconnected , an d se t agai n onl y
afte r severa l day s o f drivin g unde r a
variet y o f conditions . I
f th e testin g facilit y determine s tha t
th e readines s code s ar e no t set , yo u
wil l b e requeste d t o retur n a t a late r
dat e t o complet e th e test . I f yo u mus t
ge t th e vehicl e re-teste d withi n th e
nex t tw o o r thre e days , yo u ca n
conditio n th e vehicl e fo r re-testin g
b y doin g th e following . Mak
e sur e th e ga s tan k i s nearly ,
bu t no t completely , ful l (aroun d
3/4) . Mak
e sur e th e vehicl e ha s bee n
parke d wit h th e engin e of f fo r 8
hour s o r more . Mak
e sur e th e ambien t
temperatur e is betwee n 20 ° an d
95°F . Withou
t touchin g th e accelerato r
pedal , star t th e engin e an d le t i t
idl e fo r 2 0 seconds . Kee
p th e vehicl e in Par k
(automati c transmission ) o r
Neutra l (manua l transmission) .
Increas e th e engin e spee d t o 2,00 0
rp m an d hol d i t ther e unti l th e
temperatur e gaug e rise s t o a t leas t
1/ 4 o f th e scal e (approximatel y 3

minutes) .

CONTINUED
Technica l Informatio n

Stat
e Emission s Testin g
Selec
t a nearb y lightl y travele d
majo r highwa y wher e yo u ca n
maintai n a spee d o f 5 0 to 6 0 mp h
(8 0 to 9 7 km/h ) fo r a t leas t 2 0
minutes . Driv e o n th e highwa y in
D
4
(A/T) or 5th (M/T). Do not

us e th e
cruis
e control . Whe n
traffi c allows , driv e fo r 9 0 second s
withou t movin g th e accelerato r
pedal . (Vehicl e spee d ma y var y
slightly ; thi s is okay. ) I f yo u canno t
d o thi s fo r a continuou s 9 0
second s becaus e o f traffi c
conditions , driv e fo r a t leas t 3 0
seconds , the n repea t i t tw o mor e
time s (fo r a tota l o f 9 0 seconds) .
The
n driv e i n city/suburba n
traffi c fo r a t leas t 1 0 minutes .
Whe n traffi c condition s allow , le t
th e vehicl e coas t fo r severa l
second s withou t usin g th e
accelerato r peda l o r th e brak e

pedal .

I f th e testin g facilit y determine s th e
readines s code s ar e stil l no t set , se e
you r Hond a dealer .
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y an d Custome r Relation s
Custome r Relation s
Information................................ . 30 6
U.S . Zon e Offic e Map................... . 30 7
Canad a Zon e Offic e Map............. . 30 8
Warrant y Coverages.................... . 30 9
Reportin g Safet y Defect s
(U.S . Vehicles).......................... . 31 0
Authorize d Manuals..................... . 31 1
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r Relation s Informatio n
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traine d professionals . The y shoul d
b e abl e t o answe r al l you r questions .
I f yo u encounte r a proble m tha t you r
dealershi p doe s no t solv e t o you r
satisfaction , pleas e discus s i t wit h
th e dealership' s management . Th e
Servic e Manage r o r Genera l
Manage r ca n help . Almos t al l
problem s ar e solve d i n thi s way . I
f yo u ar e dissatisfie d wit h th e
decisio n mad e b y th e dealership' s
management , contac t you r Hond a
Custome r Relation s Zon e Office .
Refe r t o th e U.S . an d Canadia n Zon e
Offic e map s o n th e followin g pages .
Whe
n yo u cal l o r write , pleas e giv e

u s thi s information :
Vehicl
e Identificatio n Numbe r

(se e pag e 292 ) Nam
e an d addres s o f th e deale r
wh o service s you r vehicl e Dat
e o f purchas e Mileag
e o n you r vehicl e You
r name , address , an d tele -
phon e numbe r A
detaile d descriptio n o f th e
proble m Nam
e o f th e deale r wh o sol d th e
vehicl e t o yo u

Warrant y an d Custome r Relation s

U.S
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Torrance , Californi a

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(310)781-456 5
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P.O . Bo x 2018 6

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Hawaii )
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