Q: My CEL comes on for a day goes off for a day whats that mean? 2010 Honda Accord

asked by on February 24, 2017

My CEL light comes on for a day or so then stays off for a few hours up to a day...It's not blinking. I had the o2 senor changed.. I have been told it could be a many of things from sparks to a converter.

My car has 11900 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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