catalytic question

[1slowdseries]

i am looking for a cat for my 2000 ex! mine is bad and i am wondering if a hi-flow cat will get rid of the CE light! if you have a high flow cat or anything that got rid of the CE light would be a great help!

 

[Beej]

That probably depends on why you're getting the CEL. If you're getting it because your cat is bad, I would think replacing the cat with one that isn't bad should do the trick.

 

[s_crowley 17]

try a local junkyard... usually cat. converters go for around 100...

 

[1slowdseries]

yeah the CE light is because its plugged, i just took it and knocked all the s**t out of it! so i need alother one! the jusnk yards here wont sell them for some reason! and a new one from honda is 1000 bucks! yeah... you read right lol! thats why im looking for alternatives! just looking to see what other people are using!

 

[xtnod]

A high-flow cat will not get rid of your CEL... it'll give you the CEL lol. You best shot is probably to look for a OEM online, craigslist, ebay.

Anyways instead of banging it... you could've just cleaned it lol.

 

[oddeb707]

Doesn't the defouler eliminate the CEL? Never had one but have heard Petey and others talk about it.

 

[jdm jim]

federal law wont let them sell used converters. u can get a direct fit converter from a parts store or a universal obdii converter for a lot less that will work. i never heard of cleaning one, all the ones ive seen go bad melted.

 

[SoundZman]

OK, took about 3 minuets to find....

http://www.procivic.com/pages-product_car_part_info/category-70_86/product-916/index.html

What you do is pick one of these up for like $90 buck and take it down to a muffler shop and have them weld up some mounts and replace it. Should be less then $250 for everything. Now you got a new cat + high flow + EPA compliant...should be set.

OR

http://www.autozone.com/selectedZip,85743/initialAction,partTypeResultSet/initialN,16100071/initialNtt,/initialNo,/shopping/selectZip.htm

You can pickup one from AutoZone or your fav. auto parts place and do the same. Still about the same price...NOT $1K

 

[1slowdseries]

thanks for all the input guys! i have found a few on ebay and some look really good for 200 then a few that look like somones grandma made them lol! i just hate that stupid CE light! just dont wanna buy a aftermarket cat, and have it installled, and it still do the same thing! are all the after market ones pretty much they same for an odd2 car?

 

[knivesout]

^^^I've got the same problem man. Are you getting the P0420 code?

 

[EM1_Chris]

^^^I've got the same problem man. Are you getting the P0420 code?

Had that code. Got a new direct replacement cat converter from autopartswarehouse.com...I went with the DEC brand converter along with a new secondary o2 and the code has never come back since.

 

[1slowdseries]

yes that code and a catylst deffeciancy code and some others! it goes back and forth between bank 1 and 2!

 

[BMac00EX]

hmmm.... im getting that code with a OBX high flow??? i thought maybe my o2 s**t the bed???

 

[99sivic]

my friend took his cat off and put 2 of the same o2 sensors and he doesnt have a CE

 

[zb12691]

use a cel eliminator. idk if it works but you can use a test pipe and plus the eliminator in and it raises the 02 sensor off of the mainstream of exhaust gas so it only picks up a little. sounds like it would work. it looks kinda like a L shape tube.

 

[1slowdseries]

i have thought about it! just getting a few solutions that people have used and worked so i can figure out waht i wanna do! if the obx one still has a light then thats out!! i can get a elimanator from slowmo for about 20 bucks!