I just failed smog today.... due to check engine light is on. The CEL has been on for a while. I had it diagnosed and it was due to bad Catalytic converter.

In the past i've been able to unplug my battery & do smog - and it pass. Today although i reset the battery - the computer said there's something in the CEL. Can smog computer detect that?

Everything pass except for CEL.

I called Honda and it's gonna cost me $850 just for the cat not including labor.

So any suggestion? should i go w/ aftermarket?

Somebody also told me that cat in 1998 accord is bad.