bored smog tech here
 

ask me questions if you need to know something. its dead at my work, and im getting paid to browse zilvia.

can you still get the Olympic plates in CA?

Can you get me a safety inspection sticker for VA?

i'm not sure. thats a dmv issue. i havent seen anyone with those though.

i just smog cars, i dont do safety inspections.

and im in california, btw.

Sarcasm my friend, sarcasm

Did you hear about the other Smog shop in Saugus that was raided by the FBI with guns drawn because of a few "hook up" smogs? Pretty crazy and over dramatic I think.

wasnt sure. VA has no emissions program whatsoever?

lol, nah. i heard about one on bouquet canyon road that was caught for clean piping. cali takes smog as "serious business" and will throw a 10g fine on the technician, and a 10g fine at the shop if caught clean piping. the guy who got busted just bought a new machine, and as far as i know, is still doin it.

haha, crazy.

Where in SCV is your shop?

the shop is called "simply smog" its by that big ass chevron car wash/pacc auto. on the corner of cinema and valencia blvd

If i can get my car to run clean without the PAIR valve POS. can it get it certified? i did a SOHC to DOHC swap.

ahh nice, I hate that intersection, lol. I work up in SCV on the weekends.

i got a quick question i need to smog my car but it has engine light on because it used to be auto now its 5 speed stock ka 95 would they let me smog it??

the 240's had the pulse air injection up till 94. the only check for that emissions system, dyno test or 2 speed idle, is a visual on the component itself, and checking the vacuum lines. depending on whether the technician notices if it is there or not, he can fail it accordingly. TECHNICALLY, he is supposed to fail it. but if it runs through the tailpipe emissions test, he might either overlook it or just pass it so he doesnt have to retest it again.

technically, your supposed to fail any car with the check engine light on. but since its not OBD II (96' and newer cars) we dont have to plug the smog machine into the diagnostic connector. if it passes the tailpipe emissions test, i would try taking out the bulb, since there is no way to check if the bulb burned out without pulling the dash, and the smog tech wouldnt see that the MIL is commanded on. how many miles can you go after disconnecting the battery without the light turning on?

i dont know lol i just got my car about 2 weeks ago and need to smog it its a 1995 240 guess i need to take the light bulb out

try disconnecting the battery to turn the light out, and see how long it takes for it to come back on. if it doesnt come on for a long time, disconnect it again then try and get it tested immediately. hopefully the light wont come on during the test. the monitors and drive cycles on the 95-97 nissans usually take a long time to run, so i think you might have a good chance of the check engine light not coming on for a while after disconnecting the battery.

Don't take the bulb out. Just wire the oil pressure light to the check engine light.

either way, as long as the light is lit, you get the failhammer 99% of the time.

I know a dude that use to work at the state ref got fired for giving smog advice online and it wasn't even real advice it was like. You have to go to a ref to get so and so tested if you want to have it BAR'd

How come someone can get a GTS-T registered and i cant put an RB20DET into my 240? i just pay for fake smog anyway so it doesn't matter but ive seen a few skylines cruisin around legally registered...

my s14 barley fails at 15mph but passes nice on 25.. its nox are high.. ive repaced all kinds of stuff (new cat) egr lines etc..... can u tell me a secret to pass... i know u guys dissconnect things to help it out lol....

OOps n/M just saw vvti s post.... lol.. ill figure it out... hope u get some work in.. its tuff all over the country.. especially CA........

Is this cuz u didn't swap to a 5spd ECU?

not sure if the ecu was changed into a 5 spd how can i tell

working for the state ref is "serious business." thats a state run joint, not a mom and pop store like my shop. but damn, just for giving ppl advice?

theres certain "rules" with engine changes. for gray market vehicles (foreign vehicles, shit like that) it must have all emissions components on it, and get inspected at a BAR referree. but for a domestically sold vehicle, you can only have an engine that was sold stock, in that car, in that year, in california. you cant put "heavy duty" engines in "light duty passenger vehicles". heres all the rules.

http://www.bar.ca.gov/80_BARResource...uidelines.html

so you replaced the egr and cat and its still failing? double check the timing (too for advanced creates NOx.) NOx is also an indicator of lean fuel/air ratio and/or high cylinder temperature. so if it gets serious, check for stuck closed or clogged injectors, carbon deposits, and small gnomes that run around inside the exhaust.

Thats fine, but don't sell the car like that! My g/f bought an Integra and the previous owner did that but didn't tell me. I was having a hell of a time trying to pull codes and trying to figure out what was wrong with that damn car.