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Hi,
When I drove to work a couple of days ago, my 98 Accord's check engine light came up for the first time. I didn't feel anything different while I was driving, but I didn't want to take any chances and drove to Honda dealer right away. After they diagnosed it, they concluded that the catalytic converter has failed. My car had about 81K miles on it but they said they would put in "Good Will" and fix it for free. So I was lucky. The service rep told me the repair cost would otherwise be $1200+. I would like to know whether this is typical for a catalytic converter to fail at this stage. My brother-in-law's 94 Accord has 140K miles on it and the check engine light has never came up once. Has the Honda quality really gone down? Thanks, Eugene |
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"eh" <eh@nospam.com> wrote in news:jTZ4d.76$vx2.89@news.oracle.com:
> Hi, > > When I drove to work a couple of days ago, my 98 Accord's > check engine light came up for the first time. I didn't feel anything > different while I was driving, but I didn't want to take any chances > and drove to Honda dealer right away. > > After they diagnosed it, they concluded that the catalytic converter > has failed. My car had about 81K miles on it but they said they would > put in "Good Will" and fix it for free. So I was lucky. The service > rep told me the repair cost would otherwise be $1200+. > > I would like to know whether this is typical for a catalytic converter > to fail at this stage. My brother-in-law's 94 Accord has 140K miles > on it and the check engine light has never came up once. Has the > Honda quality really gone down? > > Thanks, > Eugene > > > It could be due to a bad batch of gas(contaminating the cat),or just a random failure(not a quality problem,but that a certain percentage of any item fails for various reasons).Or it could be a bad O2 sensor failure,your car has two;one before and one after the cat. Your owner's manual should have warranty info for the emissions system,of which the cat is a major part. -- Jim Yanik jyanik-at-kua.net |
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eh wrote:
> Hi, > > When I drove to work a couple of days ago, my 98 Accord's > check engine light came up for the first time. I didn't feel anything > different while I was driving, but I didn't want to take any chances > and drove to Honda dealer right away. > > After they diagnosed it, they concluded that the catalytic converter > has failed. My car had about 81K miles on it but they said they would > put in "Good Will" and fix it for free. So I was lucky. The service > rep told me the repair cost would otherwise be $1200+. > > I would like to know whether this is typical for a catalytic converter > to fail at this stage. My brother-in-law's 94 Accord has 140K miles > on it and the check engine light has never came up once. Has the > Honda quality really gone down? > > Thanks, > Eugene > ====================== We don't know if you ever changed your PCV. Could easily account for a destroyed Cat. Have you changed it now? 'Curly' |
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If the pcv was bad enough to destroy the catalytic converter it would be
getting other codes. The OBDII system monitors the pollution controls very closely. If fuel ratio is upset you will know about it before it destroys the cat. Of coarse if you get a check engine light and ignore it for a long time you can destroy it.... "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ _"@interbaun.com> wrote in message news:4154DE7A.6090901@interbaun.com... > eh wrote: >> Hi, >> >> When I drove to work a couple of days ago, my 98 Accord's >> check engine light came up for the first time. I didn't feel anything >> different while I was driving, but I didn't want to take any chances >> and drove to Honda dealer right away. >> >> After they diagnosed it, they concluded that the catalytic converter >> has failed. My car had about 81K miles on it but they said they would >> put in "Good Will" and fix it for free. So I was lucky. The service >> rep told me the repair cost would otherwise be $1200+. >> >> I would like to know whether this is typical for a catalytic converter >> to fail at this stage. My brother-in-law's 94 Accord has 140K miles >> on it and the check engine light has never came up once. Has the >> Honda quality really gone down? >> >> Thanks, >> Eugene >> > > ====================== > > We don't know if you ever changed your PCV. Could easily account for a > destroyed Cat. Have you changed it now? > > 'Curly' > |
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My son's '98 showed the same code, and the dealer wanted to charge him
the full price to fix it. His car had about 85,000 miles on it. he drove it a couple of weeks before thinking about fixing it, and the light went out, and hasn't come back on. . bob >>eh wrote: >> >>>Hi, >>> >>>When I drove to work a couple of days ago, my 98 Accord's >>>check engine light came up for the first time. I didn't feel anything >>>different while I was driving, but I didn't want to take any chances >>>and drove to Honda dealer right away. >>> >>>After they diagnosed it, they concluded that the catalytic converter >>>has failed. My car had about 81K miles on it but they said they would >>>put in "Good Will" and fix it for free. So I was lucky. The service >>>rep told me the repair cost would otherwise be $1200+. >>> >>>I would like to know whether this is typical for a catalytic converter >>>to fail at this stage. My brother-in-law's 94 Accord has 140K miles >>>on it and the check engine light has never came up once. Has the >>>Honda quality really gone down? >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Eugene >> |
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It will come back...My did at 112,000 and will stay in, after it came and
gone 4 times. $650, at my dealer, I have strict emission control tests here in Western Pa, and did not want to buy a aftermarket cat, that would not pass those tests. Why are they having trouble with the 98's? Andy "N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroudpants@neo.rr.com> wrote in message news:71z5d.115005$787.45223@fe2.columbus.rr.com... > My son's '98 showed the same code, and the dealer wanted to charge him the > full price to fix it. His car had about 85,000 miles on it. he drove it a > couple of weeks before thinking about fixing it, and the light went out, > and hasn't come back on. . bob >>>eh wrote: >>> >>>>Hi, >>>> >>>>When I drove to work a couple of days ago, my 98 Accord's >>>>check engine light came up for the first time. I didn't feel anything >>>>different while I was driving, but I didn't want to take any chances >>>>and drove to Honda dealer right away. >>>> >>>>After they diagnosed it, they concluded that the catalytic converter >>>>has failed. My car had about 81K miles on it but they said they would >>>>put in "Good Will" and fix it for free. So I was lucky. The service >>>>rep told me the repair cost would otherwise be $1200+. >>>> >>>>I would like to know whether this is typical for a catalytic converter >>>>to fail at this stage. My brother-in-law's 94 Accord has 140K miles >>>>on it and the check engine light has never came up once. Has the >>>>Honda quality really gone down? >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>>Eugene >>> |
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Eugene, which engine do you have, 4 cylinder or 6 cylinder?
- Don "eh" <eh@nospam.com> wrote in message news:jTZ4d.76$vx2.89@news.oracle.com... > Hi, > > When I drove to work a couple of days ago, my 98 Accord's > check engine light came up for the first time. I didn't feel anything > different while I was driving, but I didn't want to take any chances > and drove to Honda dealer right away. > > After they diagnosed it, they concluded that the catalytic converter > has failed. My car had about 81K miles on it but they said they would > put in "Good Will" and fix it for free. So I was lucky. The service > rep told me the repair cost would otherwise be $1200+. > > I would like to know whether this is typical for a catalytic converter > to fail at this stage. My brother-in-law's 94 Accord has 140K miles > on it and the check engine light has never came up once. Has the > Honda quality really gone down? > > Thanks, > Eugene > > |
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