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Originally Posted by ForcedInduction
Did you or a shop do the headgasket job? Did you have the IP off during the repairs and did you re-do the IP timing after the chain was back in place?
Does the engine feel sluggish to acclerate/revv (Without a load)?
Where did you test at?
You can see the scale of opacity. Colorado limit is 20%.
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The temptation is to use a fuel additive to try and pass the test which I may have to try but it seems I need to confirm the timing and setup is correct first.
I had a shop replace the head gasket because I suspected other work would needed to be done at 204K miles and sure enough, the valve seals, guides and head resurfacing was also done. I don't recall whether the IP was off during the repair but it probably was so maybe the timing wasn't reset correctly although the motor seems to run fine. I'm not tracking fuel mileage so I guess it could be off substantially and still run well.
The inspection station I used was the same station used last year when it tested at 6-7% so I doubt the test process is a problem. With the opacity percentages so high, I would expect it to be smoking like train which just isn't the case so I guess its back to the shop to have them recheck their work.
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