I have solved your problem and underlined and bolded the reason your car has failed.
The solution is to buy a rebuilt engine.
Emmissions Testing
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The solution is to buy a rebuilt engine.
This is one of my pet peeves.
As far as I'm concerned, if your car fails, you should be required to do whatever it takes to clean its emmissions up, regardless of how much it costs and regardless of whatever you tales of woe are.
As far as I'm concerned, if your car fails, you should be required to do whatever it takes to clean its emmissions up, regardless of how much it costs and regardless of whatever you tales of woe are.
Normally, I would agree with you, but I am spending a max of 10 bucks a month on gas, so how much am I polluting? When I start working again, I plan to junk it and buy a new one, until then it gets me A to B. Anyway, as others posters have implied/agreed with or how to circumvent the system, the whole thing is a joke. Are we in Greece? I am not the problem, I am sure if I drove my vehicle hard and hot I would have passed. As other have said, it works. It tells me the testing system is flawed.
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My mechanice told me that the main thing to do before an emissions test it to make sure the car is warmed up, meaning taken for a long drive before the test. do not let it idle for any length of time before the test as this will carbon the engine up and effect the test. put a tank of premium gas through it before hand too. None of mine have ever failed, including a 1992 Jimmy with 560,000 km on it.
I do not see what a tank of premium gas is going to do for you. It has a higher octane rating, however, that won't make your engine run any cleaner.
I'm with Tboy also.. that is one very clean test.
KBear hit it on the nail.
Most likely it is your catalytic converter is the issue in most cases.
Go to crappy tire and ask the guy for a Universal Catalytic converter for you car. I believe they still sell the Magnaflow Universal cat's, get it installed and take a long ass drive to get this new cat nice and hot. Then take it back and get a 2nd E-test done for $15.00 bucks and you should be OK. If it still fails then you have bigger problems.
Need an e test for 1988 , l thought you dont need an e test for car before 1990? How many years till it is exempt ?
21pro clear your storage....
Theres this liquid you can buy at Canadian Tire calle Guaranteed to Pass. You put it in your gas tank, fill it up, drive the tank off, refill the tank, and go get your test done.
Also, make sure your engine is hot. Take it for a spin, at ;least a 1/2 hour, to get the engine at normal operating temp.
Good luck!
Also, make sure your engine is hot. Take it for a spin, at ;least a 1/2 hour, to get the engine at normal operating temp.
Good luck!
it is locked at 1988 . unless there is a change int he rules 1988 & newer will always need a etest
I had a 2000 ZTS, and it passed exceedingly well, even at 240,000 km. A friend has a 2002 ZTS with more than 400,000 km and it passed every time with flying colours. What is your point?
not sure what you mean, but even year cars need etest on your birthday on odd years & vise versa. anything from 1988 & up need etests every 2 years.
I know some people who do this, they save a lot on insurance too.
They should make the emission test province-wide or get rid of it altogether.
Shows what thinking does for you....
. A quick look at the DriveClean website easily reveals that light-duty vehicles built in 1988 or later and are more than 7 years old require testing.
