2006 4wd ford explorer xlt 4.0v6 catalytic converter replacement

[smpic1234]

My vehicle is CA emissions. I have been informed I need to replace the catalytic converter with a CARB Catalytic converter which is for California mandated for emission control. I live in AZ and will not be registering the vehicle in CA. I have found someone here who will cut out the old converter and replace it with a NON CARB compliant converter for every state but CA. I have heard that if you don't replace the converter with the CA emissions converter the vehicle will still throw a CEL or could have other problems. the vehicle has 163000 miles on it and the cost for the CA converter is almost 3x the cost of the regular EPA converter. Most of the dealers around here say you have to put in the same converter that you are taking out. What can and will happen if I try to save some money??

 

[Josh P]

My vehicle is CA emissions. I have been informed I need to replace the catalytic converter with a CARB Catalytic converter which is for California mandated for emission control. I live in AZ and will not be registering the vehicle in CA. I have found someone here who will cut out the old converter and replace it with a NON CARB compliant converter for every state but CA. I have heard that if you don't replace the converter with the CA emissions converter the vehicle will still throw a CEL or could have other problems. the vehicle has 163000 miles on it and the cost for the CA converter is almost 3x the cost of the regular EPA converter. Most of the dealers around here say you have to put in the same converter that you are taking out. What can and will happen if I try to save some money??

I'd buy and have the federal cat put on, you moved from California to the united states, and Kingman is in a county that doesn't do emissions testing.

 

[smpic1234]

thanks Josh, but what I really need is someone who has replaced the cat with a non-CA emissions part, and what sort of problems they may have had after the fact, like poor running or CEL, etc

 

[rmeline]

Did you get a new cat? Resolved? Did the standard cat work?

I replaced one cat on my '06 in March with an aftermarket CA approved cat and it passed CA smog. $912. for the cat, 1137. total installed. Engine died later and car is now for sale cheap. Just an option.

2006 Explorer 4.0L 4x4 Eddie Bauer Edition​