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Old 03-02-2011, 03:57 AM
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smog check and collapsed motor mounts?

Greetings,

Would collapsed motor mounts prevent me from getting a smog check?
In other words, must I first fix the motor mounts before the smog establishment can check the smog check? would vibration impact the test?

I am currently under extreme and very tight budget (to live on) so need to get by with the least amount of cost / no cost.

Recently the car has started to vibrate when starting (most noticeable when parked - and cold). I was told a while back that the mounts had/or were collapsing.. my guess is they have fully collapsed, just as I have managed to save for the smog (yep, times are hard).

So, If i take the car to get smogged (need to do an oil change too), would the mounts / shake disqualify it from from futher testing? (part of visual test?)

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Old 03-02-2011, 08:07 AM
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No, motor mounts have nothing to do with an emission test.
However if the engine is missing as well??
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Old 03-02-2011, 08:45 AM
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If you are changing the oil regularly no need to change it before for a smog check. I doubt whether the average technician could tell if the mounts were collapsed. Also motor mount vibration tends to disappear when in neutral/park (condition for testing). If you are getting a vibration in neutral when warm maybe other issues as suggested?

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