Re: calif smog q

["Joe Doty" <rocco2nr@hotmail.com>]

It depends on where you go.  I've been to some shops that, after talking 
with the mechanic, hooked it up to the machine to see if it would pass w/o 
charging me the $25.  He let me do it 3 times and told me each time what to 
replace (cat, egr, whatever).  Damn cool guy.  I got it after the egr and 
cat (total about $120 work, did it all myself).  Plus I've been in to other 
places where I had a noticeable exhaust leak (not a gaping hole) and the guy 
didn't think twice before hooking it up.  Why would he care?  Just some guy 
that works at Chevron.  If you really want to just "get by," try dumping 
some of that smog inspection stuff into your gas tank, it's at pretty much 
any auto parts store.  They guarantee that you will pass by dumping it in 
there.  I haven't tried it but I'm sure it would work.  I think on my car 
I'm just gonna get the downpipe for w/o a cat after I get it smogged, and 
just pop the cat back on 2 yrs later when I need to get it smogged.  It 
doesn't really matter that much, I know people that ride around w/o cats no 
problem (as far as the law).
HTH
Joe

>It won't pass with that exhaust leak.  The techincian probably won't even
>test it because a lot of your exhaust is escaping before it reaches the
>tailpipe and the readings will be wrong (probably in your favor).  Not too
>mention the O2 sensor won't read right and the mixture will probably be
>rich.  I'd say, put a bandage on the leak and test it.  I doubt the bandage
>will hold, but you really don't care about that.
>
>Ian Overholt
>'88 16v
>'78 Champagne Edition
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