Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on September 24, 2009.
As of Friday, December 27th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part NumberModelsModificationRemarks
Series 8401001996-2002 selected Honda PC vehiclesNoneContact manufacturer or distributor for specific vehicle application.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-665
  • Executive Order 665 / D665
  • ARB # D-665
  • Executive Order No: D-665
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-665
  • Resolution D-665
For Free CARB Executive Order Status verification, email an image of the device Executive Order label as well as the Year/Make/Model and Test Group # of the vehicle to [email protected]

Vehicle: ApplicationPart NumberType - LocationTotal CountCert Level / Class
1996 Honda Accord 2.20LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TIER1 / PCTHN2.2VJGKEK
1996 Honda Accord 2.20LALLEastern Catalytic 840151DIRECT FIT - Underbody1TIER1 / PCTHN2.2VJGKEK
1996 Honda Accord 2.70LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TIER1 / PCTHN2.7VJG1EK
1996 Honda Accord 2.70LALLEastern Catalytic 840150DIRECT FIT - Underbody1TIER1 / PCTHN2.7VJG1EK
1996 Honda Prelude 2.30LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TIER1 / PCTHN2.3VJGFEK
1996 Honda Prelude 2.30LALLEastern Catalytic 840152DIRECT FIT - Underbody1TIER1 / PCTHN2.3VJGFEK
1997 Acura CL 3LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TLEV / PCVHN3.0VJG2EK
1997 Acura CL 3LALLEastern Catalytic 840154DIRECT FIT - Underbody1TLEV / PCVHN3.0VJG2EK
1997 Acura TL 3.20LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TIER1 / PCVHN3.2VJGKEK
1997 Acura TL 3.20LALLEastern Catalytic 840154DIRECT FIT - Underbody1TIER1 / PCVHN3.2VJGKEK
1997 Honda Prelude 2.20LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TIER1 / PCVHN2.2VJG1EK
1998 Acura CL 3LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TLEV / PCWHNXV03.0ZL2
1998 Acura CL 3LALLEastern Catalytic 840154DIRECT FIT - Underbody1TLEV / PCWHNXV03.0ZL2
1998 Acura TL 3.20LALLEastern Catalytic 840100UNIVERSAL - Underbody1TIER1 / PCWHNXV03.2HA1
1998 Acura TL 3.20LALLEastern Catalytic 840154DIRECT FIT - Underbody1TIER1 / PCWHNXV03.2HA1
Download: Executive Order D-665 PDF

D-665 Document:


CARB_D-665

                         ~        State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D-665
                  Relating to Exemptions under Section 27156 and 38391
                                   of the Vehicle Code

                               Eastern Manufacturing, Inc.
                        "Series 840100 Three-way Catalytic Converter"

WHEREAS, Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38395, and Title 13, California Code of
Regulations (hereafter "CCR") Section 2222(h), authorize the California Air Resources Board
and its Executive Officer to exempt new aftermarket catalytic converters from the prohibitions
of Vehicle Code Section 27156 and 38391.

WHEREAS, Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. (Eastern) of 2151 Cabot Blvd., West Longhorne,
Pennsylvania 19047, has applied to the Air Resources Board for exemption from the
prohibitions in Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391 to market its new aftermarket
Series 840100 three-way catalytic converter (TWC) for installation on selected 1996 through
2002 HondaiAcura passenger cars (PC) equipped with on-board diagnostic II (OBD-II)
systems as specified in Appendix D-665 and incorporated herein. Series 840100 TWC will
be used for a single (1 unit) catalytic converter system application for the selected
HondalAcura PC. The catalytic converter may be sold as a universal or direct fit system.

WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority vested in the Executive Officer by Health and Safety
Code Section 39515 and in the Chief, Mobile Source Operations Division by Health and
Safety Code Section 39516 and Executive Order G-02-003, the Air Resources Board finds
that the above aftermarket catalytic converter complies with the California Vehicle Code
Sections 27156 and 38395 and Title 13, California Code of Regulations, Section 2222(h).
Emission performance of the catalytic converter was based on durability bench-aging by
Johnson Matthey Environmental Catalysts using the Air Resources Board-modified RATA
bench-aging cycle for 75 hours, as specified in Appendix A to the "California Evaluation
Procedures for New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters" as adopted on October 25,2007.

WHEREAS, emissions tests conducted at the Environmental Research & Development Corp,
Ijamsville, Maryland, using a 2001 3.OL Honda Accord, test group 1HNXV03.0M5U, certified
to the passenger car and Low Emission Vehicle emission standards (PC, LEV), showed that
the vehicle met the applicable emission standards with Series 840100 TWC (1 unit) installed.
OBD II compatibility tests performed on the same test vehicle showed that Series 840100
TWC did not affect the vehicle's ability to perform OBD II system monitoring. However,
Series 840100 did not comply with the "Proper MIL Illumination Demonstration" required
under the new procedures effective January 1, 2009. The following are the test results in
grams per mile:

                              NMOG         -
                                           CO            NOx
  100K Standards              0.090        4.2           0.3
  Series 840100 Test 1        0.086        0.7           0.1
  Series 840100 Test 2        0.088        0.7           0.2


THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Eastern Manufacturing, lnc.'s 840100
TWC is exempted from the prohibitions in Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391 for
installation on the approved vehicle applications specified in Appendix D-665 subject to
the following conditions:

1. No changes are permitted to the catalytic converter as described in the application
   for exemption. Any changes to the catalytic converter or any of their components,
   and other factors addressed in this order must be evaluated and approved by the Air
   Resources Board prior to marketing in California.

2. Marketing of the catalytic converter using identifications other than those shown in
   the exemption application, and in this Executive Order, or marketing of the catalytic
   converter for application,other than the ones shown in this Executive Order shall be
   prohibited unless prior approval is obtained from the Air Resources Board.
   Exemption of this product shall not be construed as an exemption to sell, offer for
   sale, or advertise any components of the catalytic converter as individual devices.

3. Any oral or written references to this Executive Order or its content by Eastern
   Manufacturing, Inc., its principals, agents, employees, distributors, dealers, or other
   representatives must include the disclaimer that the Executive Order or the
   exemption it provides is not an endorsement or approval of any emission reduction
   claims for the catalytic converter and is only a finding that the catalytic converter is
   exempt from the prohibitions of Vehicle Code Sections 27156 and 38391.

4. Eastern Manufacturing, I n c h installation instructions for the new catalytic converter
   must conform to requirements in Section (h) of the "California Evaluation
   Procedures for New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters," as adopted October 25,
   2007.

5. Installation of the catalytic converter shall not cause the relocation of an oxygen
   sensor. Oxygen sensors must be installed in the same location, position and
   orientation as prescribed in the original equipment manufacturer's configurations.

6. Upon installation, the catalytic converter must carry a manufacturer's warranty for
   five (5) years or 50,000 miles as prescribed in Section (f)(2) of the "California
   Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters," as adopted
   October 25, 2007.

7. Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. and its vendors may not advertise the new aftermarket
   catalytic converter as "high flow or easy flow" catalytic converter or use any phrase
   that could make them appear to perform better than the original equipment
   manufacturer (OEM) catalytic converters.

8. Any marketing arrangement of the new aftermarket catalytic converter by a third
   party, which involves the use of packaging identification different from the ones
   described in this Executive Order, must be approved by the Air Resources Board
   prior to shipment.


             EASTERN MANUFACTURING, INC. - CATALYTIC CONVERTER - D-665


9. Eastern, its associates, vendors, other businesses, and individuals associated with
   Eastern, may not sell or supplynew aftermarket catalytic converter substrates to a
   third party to be assembled in a different facility and marketed under this Executive
   Order without approval from the Air Resources Board.

10. Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. shall comply with the quality control procedures and
    reporting requirements in Section (9(5) of the "California Evaluation Procedures for
    New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters," as adopted October 25, 2007.

11. Quality control reports must be submitted on a quarterly basis and warranty
    information reports must be submitted on a semi-annual basis.

12. Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. must provide a permanent label or stamp as specified
    under Section (f)(l) of the "California Evaluation Procedures for New Aftermarket
   Catalytic Converters," as adopted on October 25, 2007.

13. Eastern Manufacturing, I n c h vehicle application catalog must conform with the
    requirements as specified under Section (9(4) of the "California Evaluation
    Procedures for New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters," as adopted on October 25,
    2007.

14.Since Series 840100 did not comply with "Proper MIL Illumination Demonstration"
   (PMID), this Executive Order expires two years from the date of signature unless
   Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. designs and successfully tests a replacement catalytic
   converter for Series 840 100.

Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order.
The order may be revoked only after a 30-day written notice of intention to revoke it,
during which period the holder of the order may request in writing a hearing to contest
the proposed revocation. If a hearing is requested, it shall be held within 30 days of
receipt of the request, and the order may not be revoked until a determination is made,
after the hearing, that grounds for revocation exist.


Executed at El Monte, California, this   zf    day of September 2009.




                                   Annette Hebert, Chief
                                   Mobile Source Operations Division




             EASTERN MANUFACTURING, INC. - CATALYTIC CONVERTER - D-665


                                                                                     Appendix D—665
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                        1997       Acura      CL                     VHN3.OVJG2EK        TLEV                PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840154   ALL




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                        1997       Acura      TL                     VHN3. 2VJGKEK       TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT. FIT   840154   ALL
                        1998       Acura      CL                     WHNXVO3.0ZL2        TLEV                PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1998       Acura      CL                     WHNXVO3.0ZL2         TLEV               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840154   ALL
                        1998       Acura      TL                     WHNXVO3.2HA1L       TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1998       Acura      TL                     WHNXVO3.2HA1L       TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840154   ALL
                        1996       Honda    Accord                   THN2. 2VJGKEK       TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL




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                        1996       Honda    Accord                   THN2.2VJGKEK        TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840151   ALL
                        1996       Honda    Accord                   THN2.ZVJG1EK        TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1996       Honda    Accord                   THN2.ZVJG1EK        TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840150   ALL
                        1996       Honda    Prelude                  THN2.3VJGFEK        TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1996       Honda    Prelude                  THN2. 3VJGFEK       TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840152   ALL
                        1997       Honda    Prelude                  VHN2.2VJG1EK        TLEV                PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1997       Honda    Prelude                  VHN2.2VJG1 EK       TLEV                PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840155   ALL
                        1998       Honda    Accord                   WHNXVO2.3PA3      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1998       Honda    Accord                   WHNXVO2.3PL2        TLEV                PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1998       Honda    Accord                   WHNXVO2.3PA3      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840153   ALL
                        1998       Honda    Accord                   WHNXVO2.3PL2      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840153   ALL
                        1998       Honda    Prelude                  WHNXVO2.2SA1        TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1998       Honda    Prelude                  WHNXVO2.2SA1        TIERL               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840155   ALL
                        1999       Honda    Accord                   XHNXVO2.3PL2        TLEV                PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1999       Honda    Accord                   XHNXVO2.3PL2         TLEV               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840153   ALL
                        1999       Honda    Accord                   XHNXVO3.OFL2         TLEV               PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        1999       Honda    Accord                   XHNXVO3.OFL2        TLEV                PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840150   ALL
                        2000       Honda    Accord                   YHNXVO2.3PF2      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        2000       Honda    Accord                   YHNXVO2.3PA3      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        2000       Honda    Accord                   YHNXVO2.3PF2      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840153   ALL
                        2000       Honda    Accord                   YHNXVO2.3PA3      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840153   ALL
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                        2001       Honda    Accord                   1HNXVO2.3VH2      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                     TWC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  DIRECT FIT    840153   ALL
                        2001       Honda    Accord                   1HNXVO3.OM5SU     LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                     TWC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
                        2001       Honda    Accord                   1HNXVO3.O0MSU     LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          DIRECT FIT    840150   ALL
                        2002       Honda    Accord                   2HNXVO3.OWYC      LEV1 LEV              PC                                                                                                     TWC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  UNIVERSAL     840100   ALL
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                                   EVALUATION SUMMARY

Manufacturer Name: Eastern Manufacturing, Inc.

Name of Device: Series 840100 Three-way Catalytic Converter (TWC).

Background:
             Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. (Eastern) of 2151 Cabot Blvd, West Langhorne,
Pennsylvania 19047, has applied for an exemption from the prohibitions in Section 27156 of the
California Vehicle Code (VC) for its Series 840100 new aftermarket TWC. The new aftermarket
catalytic converter is for installation on selected 1996 through 2002 HondaIAcura passenger
cars equipped with on-board diagnostic II (OBD II) systems.

Recommendation:
           Grant exemption to Eastern Manufacturing, Inc. as requested, and issue Executive
Order D-665.

Device Description:
              Eastern's Series 840100 new afterrnarket TWC is designed to use two round
ceramic monolith substrates. The front substrate has a diameter of 4.16 inches and length of
4.50 inches. The rear substrate has a diameter of 4.16 inches and a length of 3.80 inches.
The total volume of the two substrates is 113 cubic inches. The substrates are contained in a
shell constructed from 409-grade stainless steel. The substrates are wrapped with 3M interim
mat paper, to prevent vibration and exhaust by-pass. The wrapped substrates are then sealed
in the stainless steel shell by seam weld. A piece of aluminized heat shield is spot-welded to
the upper side of the converter to protect the vehicle's underbody from excessive heat. The
catalytic converter is to be used as a replacement on selected HondaIAcura OBD 11-equipped
passenger cars with a single catalytic converter. The catalytic converter is sold with a warranty
for five years or 50,000 miles on the substrates, the container or shell, and the end pipes.
             Johnson Matthey Environmental Catalysts (Johnson Matthey) is the catalyst
supplier for ~a'stern'sSeries 840100 TWC.

Discussion/Basis for Exemption Recommendation:
            Eastern submitted data or1 the Series 840100 TWC from testing conducted at
Environmental Research & Development Corp (ERDC), ljamsville, Maryland. Johnson Matthey
performed the catalyst bench aging at its Wayne, Pennsylvania laboratory using the
ARB-modified RAT A cycle for 75 hours as specified in Appendix A of "California Evaluation
Procedures for New Aftermarket Catalytic Converters" as adopted on October 25, 2007.
Emission tests were conducted using a 2001 3.OL Honda Accord, engine test group
1HNXV03.0M5U1equipped with a single catalyst system with Series 840100 TWC installed.
The test vehicle was certified to the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) standards and PC weight
category (LEVIPC). The odometer reading on the test vehicle was 62,484 miles.
            The evaluation of the new aftermarket catalytic converter is based on the bench
aging by Johnson Matthey, and emissions and OBD-II compatibility tests performed by ERDC.
The vehicle application coverage for the new Series 840100 TWC will be 1996 through 2002
selected HondalAcura OBD II passenger cars equipped with a single catalytic converter.



Document Created: 2011-02-23 13:47:11
Document Modified: 2011-02-23 13:47:11

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