Hey What's up all,


Has anyone had to replace their Catalytic Converter? If so, how much did it cost?


Here's the deal,


A couple days ago I noticed my check engine light turn on, and my engine making an odd sound when I rev it. I was buggin out about it so I took my ride to the shop to have it looked at. It turns out that a piece from my cat converter busted and I need to have it replaced. Muffler Tech in Sacto, CA told me that just the Cat Converter from acura's parts dept is $700 bucks! After looking around online, I noticed that the average price online is $150 bucks. Big difference. If anyone knows how much this part usually runs for can ya let me know? I'm gonna check with the Acura parts dept in the morning but wanted to check with all my fellow cl owners first. Thanks.


Sac-CL

 

if its the heat sheild..you can just take it off...or is it internal? and the prices ive seen are around 100-200..acura is always gonna be more..but doesnt that price include installation?

 

It's internal man. The piece is moving around inside. That's where the sound is coming from. That's just the price for the part. They wanna charge me $85.00 for the labor.

 

i told you about throwing skittles into your tailpipe....now see what happens!....

j/k....check ebay...and im pretty sure this is an easy d.i.y..just a couple bolts..if not..then a muffler shop could do it for way under $700

 

Yeah the job looks real simple. I'll check with acura on the part tomorrow morning. But I'll be damned if I pay $700 for it. Thanks for the advice.

 

^^ i agree $700 is way too much for that you could buy a whole catback and have it installed.
i buy everything on ebay.

S

 

hahah....i went through the same situation as you did and i did go to muffler tech too...they were gonna charge me 50 bucks to install it....acura charged me 435.08 to get it from them. if you want pm me i can get you a used one from...honda and acura parts(HAP)....i got mines there for 70 bucks....but they wont sell it to you....i need to call my friend so they can asked them. installing it is a breeze....

 

It's covered under warranty but last time I went to the acura dealer they were acting like dicks. I know they are going to try and find any excuse so they dont have to replace it the CL has air suspension, cat back exhaust, and a CAI. Plus they charge like 100-125 bucks to check it, and they are prob still going to charge to install it, when can just do it myself.