# Replacing Catalytic Converter on Honda Accord 2002

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**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [December 3, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857 "2015-12-03T05:17:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vegeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dbc845/32.png) [@Vegeta](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Vegeta)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 5:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857/1 "2015-12-03T05:17:42Z")

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Replacing Catalytic Converter on Honda Accord 2002. I live in central NJ and wondering in your opinion a reasonable price or price range. Have used same place for years but am questioning prices. Thanks for feeedback.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 5:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857/2 "2015-12-03T05:24:51Z")

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**_@Vegeta  
They’re Expensive. I’m curious. Why Are You Replacing It? Is It Rusted Out, Loose Rattling Catalyst, Plugged, Or Other?_**

CSA

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 5:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857/3 "2015-12-03T05:42:59Z")

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I’m curious too. Do you have a lot of miles on it?

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857/4 "2015-12-03T05:54:05Z")

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The reason people are asking this question is often a cat failure code is related to a problem other than the catalytic converter, failing oxygen sensor and such. I have heard up to $2000, but often times it is another problem that may or may not need a cat replacement, or cause a new one to fail.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857/5 "2015-12-03T06:48:27Z")

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$750 to $2500 seems to be the numbers we hear here. Depends on the make/model/year. On a 2002 Accord — assuming it is just one converter – I’d guess around $1250, maybe $1500.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 8:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857/6 "2015-12-03T08:56:29Z")

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If you go aftermarket, be sure you get a “direct fit, OEM replacement” cat converter… in stainless steel and not aluminized steel. It’s well worth the extra cash.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/replacing-catalytic-converter-on-honda-accord-2002/91857/7 "2015-12-03T20:54:03Z")

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It depends whether your accord has four cylinders or six cylinders. Many transverse-mounted V-6 engines have two catalytic converters, one on each exhaust manifold, and sometimes a third catalytic converter further down the exhaust under the car.  
On your car, it is likely expensive enough to make it worth getting a second opinion/diagnosis.