Crap! Failed Smog... Help please!!
#1
Crap! Failed Smog... Help please!!
went to smog my car and it didnt pass....visual passed.... emisions failed.....
for the 15mph HC(ppm):
MAX:116
AVE: 31
MEAS:247
for the 15mph CO(%):
MAX:0.74
AVE:0.10
MEAS:0.65
for the 25mph HC(ppm):
MAX:91
AVE:20
MEAS:30
for the 25mph CO(%)
MAX:0.62
AVE:0.09
MEAS:0.91
MEAS:Amount measured
Info on the car:
1991 N/A w/ Jspec
CS 3" downpipe
Bonez high flow cat
stock catback
HKS intake
K&N Breather for Airpump
Turbo XS Bov
Any ideas on what to chage or what to do to get it to pass???
for the 15mph HC(ppm):
MAX:116
AVE: 31
MEAS:247
for the 15mph CO(%):
MAX:0.74
AVE:0.10
MEAS:0.65
for the 25mph HC(ppm):
MAX:91
AVE:20
MEAS:30
for the 25mph CO(%)
MAX:0.62
AVE:0.09
MEAS:0.91
MEAS:Amount measured
Info on the car:
1991 N/A w/ Jspec
CS 3" downpipe
Bonez high flow cat
stock catback
HKS intake
K&N Breather for Airpump
Turbo XS Bov
Any ideas on what to chage or what to do to get it to pass???
#2
Well you have a cat and airpump so you are half way there, just go buy some 90% isopropyl alcohol from walmart or something. Put 2 bottles (or 3 to play it safe) in half a tank of gas.
I just passed 20 minutes ago using acohol
I just passed 20 minutes ago using acohol
Trending Topics
#10
Sleeper but still slow
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,766
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by socalrotor
easy fix, connect the airpump DIRECTLY to the cat. DONE. I have passed more than a few hommies this way.
#11
Rotary enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Connecticut
Posts: 664
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by speed_monkey
Well you have a cat and airpump so you are half way there, just go buy some 90% isopropyl alcohol from walmart or something. Put 2 bottles (or 3 to play it safe) in half a tank of gas.
I just passed 20 minutes ago using acohol
I just passed 20 minutes ago using acohol
#12
Originally Posted by socalrotor
easy fix, connect the airpump DIRECTLY to the cat. DONE. I have passed more than a few hommies this way.
how much gas should be in the tank?
#15
Retired Moderator, RIP
iTrader: (142)
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Smiths Falls.(near Ottawa!.Mapquest IT!)
Posts: 25,581
Likes: 0
Received 131 Likes
on
114 Posts
Question ..How long has the Cat been on this vehicle?..NO,the Alcohol will not hurt the Engine since you are only "supposed to" run the Vehicle for the test only..then you fill the Tank up to dillute the Mixture.I am wondering also How Long the car was Run prior to testing?(good road run at least twenty minutes Spirited Highway Driving)..With a Good Cat,tuned engine..and the Air pump outlet hose hooked to the split air(that goes to the cat)..you should Pass.(no idea about J spec difference though..sorry)
#19
Full Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 111
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yo just wanted to say thanks for that alcohol info...i've heard about it...but been looking around forever to see how much exactly and how much gas in tank, but now i know...does it take long to connect the air pump directly to cat?? if its not too complex of a mission im probabaly bout to do that too to upper my chances of passing this time
#20
Boost in..Apex seals out.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Maryland, 21794
Posts: 1,931
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by socalrotor
pumping fresh air will not hurt a cat......duh how could it?
Uh, try not being such a smartass. This WILL destroy the cat in VERY SHORT NOTICE.
Edit: And when driving on alcohol, drive very, very easily. No redlining at all, no spirited driving..don't push the car at all. This mixture leans out the car a LOT. It takes 3x the alcohol to equal gasoline's burn, so you will be 3x leaner.
And WOOOO! POST 1,000!
Last edited by adrock3217; 06-04-06 at 01:12 PM.
#21
Sleeper but still slow
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,766
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by adrock3217
Uh, try not being such a smartass. This WILL destroy the cat in VERY SHORT NOTICE.
Edit: And when driving on alcohol, drive very, very easily. No redlining at all, no spirited driving..don't push the car at all. This mixture leans out the car a LOT. It takes 3x the alcohol to equal gasoline's burn, so you will be 3x leaner.
And WOOOO! POST 1,000!
Edit: And when driving on alcohol, drive very, very easily. No redlining at all, no spirited driving..don't push the car at all. This mixture leans out the car a LOT. It takes 3x the alcohol to equal gasoline's burn, so you will be 3x leaner.
And WOOOO! POST 1,000!
#22
Former Moderator. RIP Icemark.
Hey if you looked in the FAQ for FC sticky thread you would have seen:
which says for High HC and High CO, your air pump is not pumping enough into the cat and your mixture may be off (what are you using for a air filter??? Should be clean and like new). Of course your disconnected O2 could have also been the reason for running rich.
Nothing to do with the cat that several people suggested.
Next time read the FAQ for FC first.
which says for High HC and High CO, your air pump is not pumping enough into the cat and your mixture may be off (what are you using for a air filter??? Should be clean and like new). Of course your disconnected O2 could have also been the reason for running rich.
Nothing to do with the cat that several people suggested.
Next time read the FAQ for FC first.
Last edited by Icemark; 06-04-06 at 02:57 PM.
#24
My car hates me
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: SE Wisconsin
Posts: 380
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Heres what I'm doing. As they are suspending my licence. Im transfering the title to a cheap *** apartment in the middle of nowhere where they dont even care about testing (illinois). Once I get the new title im routing mail to a PO box and i'll be done with it. That alwase works well in a real pinch.
#25
Sorry Icemark, I searched it after several people suggested... i am running a K&N filter to the air pump... ill check for leaks or loose clamps. Ill attempt the smog again after i make sure everything is working fine. Ill also try to attempt the direct air route to the cat
Thanks
Thanks