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Enhanced Smog Test - In parts of California where smog pollution is higher, vehicle owners are now required to complete an "Enhanced" version of California's smog test.
The "Enhanced" smog test requires your vehicle to be driven on a dynamometer while the smog machine collects emissions samples from the tailpipe. The "Enhanced" smog test has been proven to retrieve a more accurate sample of a vehicle's emissions output, then it's predecessor, the "Basic" smog test. The "Basic" smog test requires vehicles to be tested, only at idle and rpms. Emissions Inspection Part 2. The Visual Inspection Part 3. If your county has been added to the "Enhanced" smog test requirement list, the smog stations in your local area will have the neccessary equipment to test your vehicle.
No specific action will be required by the vehicle owner.
Change of Ownership - Counties with even less smog pollution are designated as "Change of Ownership" areas. In Change of Ownership parts of the state, smog checks are only required when a vehicle is bought or sold, and when a used vehicle is imported into the state of California. New vehicles imported into California by the vehicle manufacturer do not need smog checks. These vehicles are California certified during production.
This cable will deliver important "Check Engine" codes and "Readiness Flags" from the engine's computer system to the state's smog machine. Emissions related failure codes will cause your vehicle to fail the smog inspection. Thus the program has had some success in reducing the amount of air pollution from vehicles.
The story is old I know, but I need a smog check "hook up" as my BMW i cannot pass this inane CA smog test. California smog tests used to take into consideration the make, model, style and age of the car, but this so-called Smog II eliminated that concept. If you don't know. Sonoma76, all they have to do is hook up a car that did pass the test & give . so are you needing to pass the smog test on a fuel injected or.
In order to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, the agencies that administer it not only look at the amount of smog that has been removed from the air, but also the effectiveness of the smog tests and how they are conducted. The data revealed that of the pre vehicles that failed their first Smog Check but passed a re-check, 40 percent failed again within a year of the passing test. Thus the percent of vehicles failing the Roadside test was 49 percent for data collected in The data also revealed that of the vehicles that passed the smog check initially, 19 percent failed the Roadsides test within a year.
In order to determine why almost half the vehicles that initially failed the smog check and passed the re-check but failed the Roadside test, Sierra Research Inc. The results suggested that many of the vehicles are not being repaired or are not being repaired properly. In addition, the analysis indicated that these vehicles were more likely to have received an aborted test or a pretest. According to the analysis conducted by Sierra Research Inc. Proposition AB , which passed and takes effect in addresses the issue of improper vehicle testing.
The new law imposes stricter fines on stations and technicians who perform improper or incomplete smog check inspections.
It is the perfect time to get rid of it. The distributor cap and rotor are easy and inexpensive parts to replace. You are on your own. This supports the Maven widget and search functionality. Premium gas will do: I was so glad when they exempted pre '74 cars. They dismantle the car and it goes to scrap.
According to a joint press release by the Air Resource Board and the Bureau of Automotive Repair, AB will address the problems in the following ways. The policy is designed to bring together 14 states, 10 companies, environmental groups, and other stakeholders under one national standard. California has agreed to support the national standard. Problem is it not really about smog if it were there wouldn't be a visual inspection,did you know your vehicle will not pass if the check engine light is on even though the vehicle can have clean emissions it will not pass.
The state would rather force people into making unnecessary repairs,you see this creates revenue for the Bureaucrats,an other example is outlawing code reading instruments being available for free at your local Auto Parts store,ask yourself why. The causes section talks about greenhouse gases in some detail as though they were relevant. Most of the emissions from a well-tuned car are the atmosphere's two most influential greenhouse gases, namely water vapor and carbon dioxide, but the smog check program targets neither of these because the former is harmless while there is currently no practical technology for reducing the latter from cars wonderful though that would be.
Cement production is likewise relevant only as a major source of CO2, not as anything relevant to the smog check program. I'd fix this except I'm not sure what to put in its place my fix would be just to delete the section.
While the laws since are accurately described - I distinctly remember having to have both my '65 Mercury Comet and my '70 Chevy Camaro tested as part of the title transfer process. The testing was done at state run inspection stations and for cars from '65 to '74 and really only looked to see if you had what they called a "Nox" device that defeated the vacuum advance during around town driving.
In addition once the new laws came into effect - I had to have my Camaro tested every 2 years just to ensure that the device was still attached. I have just modified one external link on California Smog Check Program. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information.
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