Failed Smog
#11
RE: Failed Smog
ORIGINAL: mk378
Check the EGR system if that car has one. It could be a bad EGR valve, passages clogged with carbon, or the aftermarket header may not be allowing exhaust to enter the passage thru the head back to the EGR valve.
Otherwise probably the cat itself. Again aftermarket exhaust could be a problem because if there are no heat shields on it, the exhaust may become too cold on the way to the cat for it to work effectively.
Check the EGR system if that car has one. It could be a bad EGR valve, passages clogged with carbon, or the aftermarket header may not be allowing exhaust to enter the passage thru the head back to the EGR valve.
Otherwise probably the cat itself. Again aftermarket exhaust could be a problem because if there are no heat shields on it, the exhaust may become too cold on the way to the cat for it to work effectively.
#12
RE: Failed Smog
ORIGINAL: Civic Si 00
In what state do you live in Bro...They must suck!!!Here in California when you do your smog test and ifit fails they tell you right away and even on the print out it says what caused it to fail.
In what state do you live in Bro...They must suck!!!Here in California when you do your smog test and ifit fails they tell you right away and even on the print out it says what caused it to fail.
#13
RE: Failed Smog
Where is the EGR system? How exactly do you check it if it is in good working order?
#15
RE: Failed Smog
ORIGINAL: Partizan
I live in california. The reason why they didn't tell me what is causing the car to fail is because it was at a test only station, as the dmv requested.
ORIGINAL: Civic Si 00
In what state do you live in Bro...They must suck!!!Here in California when you do your smog test and ifit fails they tell you right away and even on the print out it says what caused it to fail.
In what state do you live in Bro...They must suck!!!Here in California when you do your smog test and ifit fails they tell you right away and even on the print out it says what caused it to fail.
#17
RE: Failed Smog
They told him that it failed because of high NOx at 15 mph, and all other tests passed. No test station is going to tell you for sure exactly which part of the car is defective, that's not part of the test.
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