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Originally Posted by lamu9
So for all the tech gurus out there... let me see if I understand all this correctly: I live in California. I bought my 2005 HCH here. Thus I have a PZEV with the extended warranty 10 yrs, 150,000 miles that covers the emissions parts of the car? Meaning.... if I don't pass a smog check in under 10 years or 150,000 miles I can make Honda fix whatever is wrong? (Forgive the girly naivete... blame it on the blondeness)
Since I have a PZEV I do not have capability to 'lean burn'. Is that correct? Also, what is lean burn? If I understand it correctly when a ULEV is in a constant cruising speed (I guess anything between 40 and 50 miles per hour) on cruise control... the car's system begins to burn even lower fuel than in MY PZEV, correct?
However, as I can see it my car is nearly the best thing I could have short of a full-electric engine or a bicycle plus I have extended warranty on these low emissions. Since I've now learned the driving tips on maximizing my fuel economy and now get anywhere from 53 to 61 mpg I feel on top of the world in terms of my choice and it's effect on the Earth and my pocketbook.
Correct me if I understood any of that... you gotta give us a break with all the acronyms and hyphenated terms... sheesh! ehehee
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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but I'm going to post something I wrote in another thread regarding the warranty on PZEV HCHs.
If your car's designation is AT-PZEV, you have a factory warranty that covers the IMA system for 15 years/150,000 miles (the battery itself is warrantied for 10 years/150,000 miles). This is a Honda warranty that doesn't come from the dealership or a third party. More over, it doesn't cost anything.
With that said, the AT-PZEV warranty is not a bumper to bumper warranty. It covers major emissions related parts, the most important being the IMA components.
Here's a link to the original warranty page on the Honda Owner's Link website. You can check what warranty comes with your car.
http://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/Documen...t/apl27540.pdf
If you are PZEV rated, you don't have the lean burn feature. Check out wikipedia's definition of lean burn:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_burn
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The main drawback of lean burning is the large amount of NOx being generated, so a complex catalytic converter system is required.
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Basically, what Schwa said.
