P0430 code

Hey guys new to this forum, I have had this check engine light on for awhile now, last inspection time I just dumped a bottle of sea foam in and light cleared, passed inspection and as I pulled away it turned on. Well it’s time again, and it’s showing the right bank cat is bad. I went to a shop and to get a new one plus labor it’s about 1100 bucks. I called pep boys and they said I should just find a cat and take it to a muffler shop and have them weld it in. Any one in here run into this issue? If so what did you do? I looked on eBay and they sell a pair that’s from the intake back with a new cat for around 250-275 and I’m sure the muffler shop would be around 30-40 bucks or so.

 

Welcome to TW

 

Are you in California ?

 

I got Magnaflow cats welded in my 04 at a local exhaust shop, in CA. Have passed my last 2 smog tests with them on. They were CARB approved, and much cheaper than OEM cats.

I don't know what options there are for 2nd gens though if you need CA approved cats, if there are any.

 

There are only 1 or 2 CARB approved cats for a second gen and it depends on your engine code too so you have to be really careful.

 

No I live in Austin, TX