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Please help, My car won't pass smog in California!!!!

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Old 08-03-2009, 04:31 PM
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Default Please help, My car won't pass smog in California!!!!
Anybody have and suggestions or tricks to help me pass smog?
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Old 08-03-2009, 04:39 PM
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what readings are failing?
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Old 08-03-2009, 05:10 PM
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if you dont have cats thats your first prob. o2 sensors could also cause the prob. need more info though.
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Old 08-03-2009, 05:48 PM
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put everything back to stock. just telling us your car won't pass gives us absolutely no idea on what might be the problem. Knowing CA it could be any of 1000 things.
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Old 08-03-2009, 06:56 PM
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move to a different state... or buy a hybrid
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Originally Posted by AdderMk2
move to a different state... or buy a hybrid
wouldn't expect anything less!
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Old 08-03-2009, 09:00 PM
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wouldn't expect anything less!
i can only work with the info that is given..

you know the old saying... **** in.. **** out
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Originally Posted by AdderMk2
i can only work with the info that is given..

you know the old saying... **** in.. **** out
i know ur right ...just havent been here in a while and missed you smart *** remarks
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Old 08-03-2009, 11:10 PM
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if your in the LA area I know where it can pass
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Old 08-04-2009, 01:12 AM
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Sorry, first of all I just bought the car. It has "high flow" cats on it according to the previous r/o. I looked and it does have cats, but the guy at the smog shop said there should be 4 and there are only 2, so it failed the visual inspection for that. Then it says "Ignition Timing: 20 BTDC FAIL". Then under the ASM Emission Test section, in the CO % section it failed at both 15 mph and 25 mph.
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