# 2008 Honda Accord - signs of a bad cat?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-signs-of-a-bad-cat/167278>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [July 13, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-signs-of-a-bad-cat/167278 "2020-07-13T16:37:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![kittrell22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@kittrell22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kittrell22)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-signs-of-a-bad-cat/167278/1 "2020-07-13T16:37:24Z")

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what are some signs of a bad catalytic converter on a 2008 honda accord v6

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-signs-of-a-bad-cat/167278/2 "2020-07-13T17:54:07Z")

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First sign usually is the CEL coming on.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-signs-of-a-bad-cat/167278/3 "2020-07-14T20:13:49Z")

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Next sign is reduced performance.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-signs-of-a-bad-cat/167278/4 "2020-07-14T20:35:40Z")

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Why do you suspect this?