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Engine + Driveline / failed CA smog inspection for OEM "headers"
« on: September 22, 2007, 06:53:03 PM »
:rolleyes:
I got my 318is smogged today, and it passed emissions with flying colors, far below the average values. HOWEVER, it failed visual because of the "modified" exhaust headers. The smog tech claimed that the plugged ports in each tube (which is how the manifold comes from the factory) may have been for air injection (?), and because there was no CARB sticker on the manifold, it might not be factory and thus fails visual inspection. He called his friends, who told him that they have never seen a header on a "beemer" before. Although I reassured him that my profession is to sell parts for the dealership, I was given a fail overall.
Now I allegedly have to go the the DMV and get a CARB approval sticker for my "modified" OEM headers. Is there anything that I can do to save the headache of going in person to the DMV to argue that my exhaust manifold is indeed OEM? Emissions are not a problem; the car passed with lower values the tech has seen in a long time.
I hate dealing with the DMV, especially when it comes to smog BS.
I got my 318is smogged today, and it passed emissions with flying colors, far below the average values. HOWEVER, it failed visual because of the "modified" exhaust headers. The smog tech claimed that the plugged ports in each tube (which is how the manifold comes from the factory) may have been for air injection (?), and because there was no CARB sticker on the manifold, it might not be factory and thus fails visual inspection. He called his friends, who told him that they have never seen a header on a "beemer" before. Although I reassured him that my profession is to sell parts for the dealership, I was given a fail overall.
Now I allegedly have to go the the DMV and get a CARB approval sticker for my "modified" OEM headers. Is there anything that I can do to save the headache of going in person to the DMV to argue that my exhaust manifold is indeed OEM? Emissions are not a problem; the car passed with lower values the tech has seen in a long time.
I hate dealing with the DMV, especially when it comes to smog BS.