Author Topic: Smog Check (Read 2916 times)

eric16v · « **on:** March 03, 2009, 04:24:20 PM »

Hey guys today I took my car in to be smogged (im in Cali.):mad: and my car failed. the PO said he had a new cat installed about two years ago and 19,xxx miles ago. It looks fairly new. I have a Mark d 91 oct. chip. Are these smog legal? heres my numbers

Hc max 124 / meas 227 15 mph
98 / meas 202 25 mph

No 815 / 2726 15mph
754 / 2017 25mph

on the previous test when I bought the car the numbers were well within range. I warmed up the cat and the guy even tested it twice while letting it warm up some more.
any thoughts welcomed.
thanks in advance

Danny707 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2009, 04:29:05 PM »

Damn.

Check for vacuum leaks, looks like you might have a biggun.

eric16v · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2009, 04:35:58 PM »

Thanks, i replaced all the vacuum lines under the intake and icv about a year ago but i noticed that some are already looking a little cracked mainly the one on the ICV to the head. The cars RPMs dont seem to bounce around very much if at all. wouldnt this bad of a leak be noticeable?

Danny707 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2009, 04:37:50 PM »

Yeah I would think so, could also be a lazy O2 sensor though.

tjts1 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2009, 05:31:26 PM »

Swap the stock chip back in for the smog check. This engine routinely fails with aftermarket chips.

eric16v · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2009, 05:33:28 PM »

will do