My Pilot is lighting up a catalytic converter code on the dashboard. My Boch Honda dealer service is quoting $1,037 for the replacement part and more than $600 for the labor. Does that make any sense? The car has 180,000 miles on it. Should I just go with non-Honda parts?

I didn’t see any mention of an O2 sensor code. Tester

But isn’t a bad cat indicated by the output of O2 sensor, so if the sensor’s bad, the cat code will be set?

You guys are all amazing. Here’s the update… I called a Meineke shop nearby. The guy said he probably would not do the job. Then I went to five different auto parts websites and found that the exhaust manifold converter that is 49 state compliant is no more expensive than $594 and the most common…

Hang on there! The reason the Honda dealer wants so much is, the cat they sell is warranted for 8 years/80,000 miles. The aftermarket cats aren’t warranted for that long. Tester

[image] brownswordba90_145660: I called a Meineke shop nearby But have you called any independent muffler shops.

The car has 180K miles on it. Don’t think I need a 80K warrantee. Any idea who manufactures the cat that they are trying to sell me. Magnaflow is the one I see most often.

[image] Tester: I didn’t see any mention of an O2 sensor code. I didn’t see any codes listed.

The one cat for my Pontiac was over $700 just for the part so that price doesn’t seem all that bad. Mine was covered by warranty though so I paid zero.

Catco is one major manufacturer/supplier to vehicle manufacturers. https://www.exhaustking.com/catco-catalytic-converters Vehicle manufacturers ask for bids from suppliers. The supplier who submits the lowest bid for the part gets the contract. Tester

Don’t know if I know what I’m talking about on this, but I put a cheap, cheap aftermarket cat on my daughters 05 CRV and still sprung a code for low catalytic converter performance code. After about 6 months the code and check engine light went away. Don’t think I’d go cheap, cheap again.

2012 Honda Pilot Catalytic Converter

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1986wkim2_149794 June 13, 2019, 5:38pm 24

Sold my 2010 pilot touring just recently for $10k with 105k. I was told by a Benz salesperson that test drove the car that the catalytic converter needed to be replaced as well as the o2 sensor which was why the power when driving was not optimal.

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