emissions bull shi....?
#1
emissions bull shi....?
hi there
bought an fd a couple weeks ago , came with an expired emissions paper and safety , both passed previous years . took it in to have it done again and of course FAILED emissions .. safety passed.
however it did pass the curb idle but failed the drive portion , my HC ppm (limit 60) i was 107 as well the NO ppm (limit 450) i was 497.
i thought all the car needed was just a bit of a tune up , only has 71xxxkm even an auto tranny and everything runs and looks fine. i put new spark plugs in, air filter , fuel filter , new gas, and did an oil change . my Cat and O2 sensors are working perfectly fine.
took it back the other day to get re E tested and still failed even got the mechanic to so slow the timing down and tinker with a few things to get it running with less power and still nothing.
is there anymore i can do here without having to go and get a fake E test . i want the car to run right and it seems to be just not to the standards of stupid ontario
bought an fd a couple weeks ago , came with an expired emissions paper and safety , both passed previous years . took it in to have it done again and of course FAILED emissions .. safety passed.
however it did pass the curb idle but failed the drive portion , my HC ppm (limit 60) i was 107 as well the NO ppm (limit 450) i was 497.
i thought all the car needed was just a bit of a tune up , only has 71xxxkm even an auto tranny and everything runs and looks fine. i put new spark plugs in, air filter , fuel filter , new gas, and did an oil change . my Cat and O2 sensors are working perfectly fine.
took it back the other day to get re E tested and still failed even got the mechanic to so slow the timing down and tinker with a few things to get it running with less power and still nothing.
is there anymore i can do here without having to go and get a fake E test . i want the car to run right and it seems to be just not to the standards of stupid ontario
#3
Sharp Claws
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and i thought california was strict... that is almost unrealistic.
if superheating the cat fails to impress the dyno then perhaps just pay for it, smog standards are going beyond the ability of these cars to pass, usually on purpose to get them off the road. the cat could simply be tired and need to be replaced as those figures aren't that far off.
if superheating the cat fails to impress the dyno then perhaps just pay for it, smog standards are going beyond the ability of these cars to pass, usually on purpose to get them off the road. the cat could simply be tired and need to be replaced as those figures aren't that far off.
Last edited by RotaryEvolution; 10-12-11 at 02:35 PM.
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Eats, Sleeps, Dreams Rotary
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How do you know the O2 sensor is working properly? How many miles on it? I would replace it and try again.
A properly running FD should have significantly lower numbers and pass easily. Here are mine from a few years ago (downpipe, stock cat with unknown miles, RB exhaust, 55k mile engine):
Test________CO2%__O2%______HC(PPM)________CO%_____ ____NO(PPM)______
______RPM_MEAS__MEAS__MAX_AVE_MEAS__MAX__AVE__MEAS _MAX__AVE__MEAS
15mph_1768_14.30__0.80_|_88__21___22__|_0.52__0.06__0.01_|_704__150__167
25mph_2922_14.40__0.50_|_53__13____6__|_0.50__0.05__0.24_|_738__136___87
A properly running FD should have significantly lower numbers and pass easily. Here are mine from a few years ago (downpipe, stock cat with unknown miles, RB exhaust, 55k mile engine):
Test________CO2%__O2%______HC(PPM)________CO%_____ ____NO(PPM)______
______RPM_MEAS__MEAS__MAX_AVE_MEAS__MAX__AVE__MEAS _MAX__AVE__MEAS
15mph_1768_14.30__0.80_|_88__21___22__|_0.52__0.06__0.01_|_704__150__167
25mph_2922_14.40__0.50_|_53__13____6__|_0.50__0.05__0.24_|_738__136___87
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I had pretty much the same problems that you had. fuel Filters, air filter, plugs, oil change took the car back nice and hot and still failed horribly. I replaced the cats and now it has better smog number than any of my cars.
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ya i havent taken the car back yet for a second test , i did however buy a new cat but after looking up something on the NO ppm found that the cat is working , the numbers would have been crazy high if it wasnt working.
richard^^^ made a good point when i spoke with him , since the person before me replaced all the vacuum lines and there is a good chance that he installed them wrong , i just havent had time to look up all the vacuum lines and take everything apart.
richard^^^ made a good point when i spoke with him , since the person before me replaced all the vacuum lines and there is a good chance that he installed them wrong , i just havent had time to look up all the vacuum lines and take everything apart.