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I have a 1998 EX V6 coupe and just installed the Honda OEM fog lights.
They work fine but I have some questions/observations:

1) They only operate when the headlights are turned on...not with the
parking lights alone or no lights...headlights MUST be on.

2) They continue to stay on when switching to high beams. Never
noticed this on other cars. Always seemed that fog lights cut out for
high beam operation.

Is all of this normal? Thanks.

KL

chip wrote:
> accord cats go bad all the time in from 98 to 02. It's very common
> after 80,000 miles.

thats kinda crappy. how about the civic cats?

TeGGeR® wrote:
> Did you know that American Honda has recently agreed to warranty certain
> cats for 14 years and 150,000 miles? This exceeds the Federally mandated
> 8/80 warranty.

good luck actually finding a dealer willing to admit it, and do the work
though.

SoCalMike <Mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> Did you know that American Honda has recently agreed to warranty
>> certain cats for 14 years and 150,000 miles? This exceeds the
>> Federally mandated 8/80 warranty.
>
> good luck actually finding a dealer willing to admit it, and do the
> work though.



The information comes from the February issue of an auto restoration
magazine called "Skinned Knuckles" (page 10, middle of right-hand column).

The author of the article in question is Bill Cannon, an engineer who has
been intimately involved with catalytic converter design, development and
regulatory environment since 1953.

Fianlly, on a re-reading of the article I discover that I was not quite
complete in my citation: It seems American Honda will only warrant
emissions equipment for 14 years/150K on certain California models only.
The rest are covered under the standard EPA-dictated 8/80 warranty.

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"SoCalMike" <Mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> chip wrote:
>> accord cats go bad all the time in from 98 to 02. It's very common
>> after 80,000 miles.
>
> thats kinda crappy. how about the civic cats?

My catalyst was replace at 79,xxx on a 02 Civic Si under warranty. I sort
of contributed it to a spirited driving style wiht lots of neato
downshifting probably pulling oil past the rings and gumming up my cat.
I've adjusted my driving style and am now consuming a quart of oil every 5k
miles instead of 3k so I anticipate it will last longer.

ritesh--I also have a 1998 accord v-6. My alternator went out and the
next day I had a check engine light. It was the catalytic convertor and
cost me $1042.00 at the dealer in maplewood.


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gmdh wrote:
> ritesh--I also have a 1998 accord v-6. My alternator went out and the
> next day I had a check engine light. It was the catalytic convertor and
> cost me $1042.00 at the dealer in maplewood.
>
Dang... Proud of those suckers ain't they... I just had a new cat
installed on my 89 accord yesterday, and it cost me $159.00
installed.
Yep, I slightly flunked the emission test the other day...
I passed all but the high speed NOx... The guy that did the test
guessed I probably needed a new cat. I checked my EGR operation,
and at first thought it didn't work, but then found out the car had to
be moving.. It was working ok once I tested it driving.. Timing was
on the money. The mixture was set, and all vacuum leaks that I could
find were fixed. So... I decided to throw a new cat on it to squeak me
through. I'll take the retest tommorow. Should pass I think. I might
even slightly retard my timing just to be on the safe side..
I'd probably be lucky to sell my whole car for $1042.00.. Thats
just plain robbery when you consider the actual cost of a cat..
IE: a generic is about 50-60 bucks.. A direct fit replacement is a bit
over $100.. No telling what honda gets if you just walk in and buy
one..
I'm sure it's not for the faint of heart, or the light of wallet.
MK