[BFix] SMOG Test

[Jeff Brennan]

Last year my wife's 2000 Tahoe was up for SMOG test for the first time. They
took my $25.00 and checked the gas cap. They didn't check for codes, they
checked the dash for a check engine light. Couldn't I just buy a new gas cap
annually for less than $25.00 and save the trip? Could I subscribe to an
annual Govt gas cap?

 

The really funny part is they do more work when SMOG testing my Bronco and
it only costs $19.00. WTF

 

I'd like to put a carbon footprint up someone's butt!

 

Jeff

 

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From: bfix-bounces at broncofix.com [mailto:bfix-bounces at broncofix.com] On
Behalf Of Marc Reiter
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:00 AM
To: Craig Schaefer; TonyNokes at Freightliner.com
Cc: bfix at broncofix.com
Subject: Re: [BFix] SMOG Test

 

My Mustang had a code last time I took it in, so I brought my code reader
with me and cleared the code while I was waiting in line.   :-)

 

It got so pathetic here in Ohio just before they canned the program that all
they were checking was your gas cap and your codes!

 

 

- Marc Reiter
Cincinnati, BroncOhio
1973 Bronco - http://www.broncomarc.com/bronco/
BroncOhio     - http://www.broncohio.com/
BroncoWiki   - http://www.broncowiki.com/

 


 

----- Original Message ----- 

From: Craig <mailto:craig.schaefer at verizon.net>  Schaefer 

To: TonyNokes at Freightliner.com 

Cc: bfix at broncofix.com 

Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 9:29 PM

Subject: Re: [BFix] SMOG Test

 

Don't know what they're looking at when they just hook to the OBDII port and
let the engine's computer tell them what's going on.

I wonder why no one has tried to crack that angle??

----- Original Message ----- 

From: TonyNokes at Freightliner.com 

To: NHieger at aol.com ; bfix at broncofix.com 

Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:21 AM

Subject: RE: [BFix] SMOG Test

 

Wow, you CA guys have it rough!   Our Oregon DEQ stations also don't provide
any advice but I have never had them look at the timing... That is amazing
they failed you for being only two degrees off!!!    You are so close to
passing I would think just a little more EGR would do it.  I wonder if you
can get an old EGR valve from the wrecking yard and modify it a little so
that it will leak a little at idle?

 

Tony

 

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Anthony E. Nokes

Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

 

 


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From: NHieger at aol.com [mailto:NHieger at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:04 AM
To: Tony Nokes; bfix at broncofix.com
Subject: Re: [BFix] SMOG Test

Thanks for the advise Tony, However in Ca they have to check a bunch of
stuff including that the base timing is in the money. If the timing is off
at all you fail and are sent off to get it fixed. I don't understand the
thinking behind SMOG only test sites myself? but they aren't even supposed
to give you any information or help other than the test results. A few years
ago my 90 F150 failed only because the timing was off about 2 deg. I had to
take it home reset the timing and retest and of course repay as well.

 

Norm

 

In a message dated 4/28/2008 9:56:17 AM Pacific Standard Time,
TonyNokes at Freightliner.com writes:

You, can cheat a little by retarding the timing a little and manually
opening the EGR valve.  Both of these will reduce the NOX levels.  If you
retard the timing too far the HC will go up however...  Do the timing first
as it is super easy, 5 degrees will probably do it... 

 

Tony

 

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Anthony E. Nokes

Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

 

 






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