I have a 1996 Honda Accord. The check engine light came on two days ago, and my mechanic said it was the catalytic converter and that it needed to be replaced. He quoted me a price of near $900, saying that the factory converters (which they would order) have the rarer metals. The cheap ones (whi…

I’ve never heard of anyone having a problem with the aftermarket converters. As for the precious metals…Well your mechanic is wrong…In order for a catalytic converter to work (and be certified by the EPA) it MUST have the same precious metals. Also the problem may NOT be the catalytic converter. It…

There is no code that says “catalytic converter failed.” Quite often replacing an oxygen sensor, or two, will fix the cat problem. You don’t want to spend $900 for nothing, do you? Make sure. The factory cats don’t have “rarer” metals in them. All catalytic converters have the same metals. The…

I appreciate the feedback so far-- thank you! How do I find out if it is an O2 sensor or really the catalytic converter? Do I need to take it to another mechanic? The $150 cat is sold on different websites and certain ones fit certain models of the Accord… So I just have to find the one that fits…

watch out peopl will tell you anything to get to cut ur converter go cheap go and order it from advance auto parts watch them cut it off and keep ur old one its worh 150.00 as scrap.

Make mine another vote for an aftermarket converter…if it turns out to be that and not the oxygen sensor (see Mike’s post…and know that the signal from the sensor can be looked at easily on a scope to be sure). All converters have the substrates coated with platinum-palladium, a rare mmetal in the …

“watch out peopl will tell you anything to get to cut ur converter go cheap go and order it from advance auto parts watch them cut it off and keep ur old one its worh 150.00 as scrap.” Simply eloquent!

I hope you are under 150k miles. If so good news and head to the dealer and have it fixed on Honda’s dime. My wife got a cat converter and two O2 sensors on Honda’s dime + spark plugs, cap, and wires all free at 148k. She ignored a CEL for a year or so and then the car started to die randomly. Hond…

Catalytic Converter-- Honda Accord

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orangevega May 19, 2009, 2:20pm 5

On my 1996 Toyota Tercel, I got the error code that told me that the CAT efficiency was too low. The problem ended up being the CAT itself. I installed an aftermarket universal fit CAT for about $150 and it has worked fine for the last 25K miles.

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