(Yet another) Help! Failed smog! - Page 4

bibledriver · 30th June 2012, 19:04

We don't have sniffers on newer cars here either. Don't know which way is better, but at any rate, I am exempt from testing anyhow! Here it is visual smoke, visual component, OBD port for newer cars, sniffer for older. Funniest part here is you can see a car go in with all sorts of safety issues, and pass the emissions and get put onto the road for another year or two! Craziness

TMcNasty · 1st July 2012, 01:55

Oh northern CA! Pardon me I'm in NJ. Only Brentwood I knew of was where O.J. lived! Lol.
Yeah maybe if you take the car out on a cooler night and go drive near the water where it's naturally cooler still you can get mid-70's on the t-stat test. If you do then it definately needs to be swapped.
It probably does anyway with the readings you're getting, but I tend to give the temp. sensor a +-1 degree C myself. If you see 2+C or more consistently though it's definately stuck.

Project5 · 1st July 2012, 02:33

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Originally Posted by bibledriver

We don't have sniffers on newer cars here either. Don't know which way is better, but at any rate, I am exempt from testing anyhow! Here it is visual smoke, visual component, OBD port for newer cars, sniffer for older. Funniest part here is you can see a car go in with all sorts of safety issues, and pass the emissions and get put onto the road for another year or two! Craziness

Not to thread jack....... But I just looked at your profile and it seems we like the same things. We drive the same car and ride the same bike! Here's mine

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bibledriver · 1st July 2012, 16:08

^^^^Great looking bike.
should be seeing a lot swarming on Salinas/Monterrey soon. . . North of you,right? I'll send you a PM

Project5 · 1st July 2012, 17:11

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Originally Posted by bibledriver

^^^^Great looking bike.
should be seeing a lot swarming on Salinas/Monterrey soon. . . North of you,right? I'll send you a PM

Are you going to laguna seca for GP at the end of July?

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balmo · 19th October 2012, 07:50

Well after a long while, I was able to have time to replace the thermostat. Before the car runs at a cool KTEMP of 74-79C. Now, it is running at a healthier KTEMP of 83-86C in almost all conditions. Drove about 30 miles in mixed riving conditions before I pulled into the smog station. There was a person before me the the smog guys warmed up the car before putting it on rollers. Still failed smog with high HC on both 15 and 25mph. My CO2 is a little lower and there is now a measured O2. I was sad because I also bought other preventative maintenance items (fuel filter, FSU, oil separators) along with the thermostat job and still I cannot drive my car. =(

Next is pre-cat O2 and if it still fails, I guess I will look into indie shops to perform diagnostics on the car.
There recent results:

The previous 2 results:

BloodRedM5 · 19th October 2012, 09:15

just a heads up, take your most recent smog to the DMV (get an appointment saves time), they will give you a 60 day temporary permit in CA, then even after that you can request a 30 day extension as long as you don't let the first one expire

this way you can still drive your car

long story, just went through this in CA too, I stil have to get mine cleared in about 20 days or so

BloodRedM5 · 19th October 2012, 09:21

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Originally Posted by Zubehor

how long did you have to wait before the other car was done? the trick to run it hard and get the cats nice and hot only works if you pull in right away, if you wait even at idle they cool down and will not burn as efficiently. if you want to "just" pass run it down until you have about 2 gallon of gas left and mix it with another 1 gallon of Denatured Alcohol and you'll pass (around $15 at home depot)

please explain the bold item, Im curious

and does that do anything to the engine? also what numbers are you getting running alcohol in the engine on the HC?

balmo · 19th October 2012, 18:14

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Originally Posted by BloodRedM5

just a heads up, take your most recent smog to the DMV (get an appointment saves time), they will give you a 60 day temporary permit in CA, then even after that you can request a 30 day extension as long as you don't let the first one expire

this way you can still drive your car

long story, just went through this in CA too, I stil have to get mine cleared in about 20 days or so

Thank you for the tip, I thought DMV doesn't give 60 day temp anymore.

Sailor24 · 19th October 2012, 18:45

Have you used some injector cleaner? Have you done the simplest thing and taken your car out for a simple cruise on the highway and cruised at 4000rpm for 30 min or so? this will clean up the cats by getting then good and hot. If the car only drives in town the cats can get dirty because they don't get hot enough to clean themselves.
Then there is the vanos, have you done the vanos maintenance?