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Originally Posted by Chadahar
There are a couple tests they do now that they didn't when you got your car smoggedlast time(seller did anyway). One is the Fuel evaporative functional test. This is the Gas tank vent valve connected to a Charcoal filter and then connected to the Vent hose from the passenger side Valve cover to the Air cleaner. I don't know what they did to your car to Federalize it, but there should be a CARB tag in the door jamb or on the radiator brace. That will tell you if you have EGR, Charcoal Cannister, etc. You should have the vent valve. A quick way to tell if the Gas tank vent valve is working is to remove the gas cap after the car is running for a bit and if there is a whoosh sound then the vent is working, if not that will have to be fixed and is usually a hole in the vent hose before the valve under the car. Easy $1.50 piece of hose and a couple clamps.
I tell you this from my experience trying to smog the Blue Bird.
Also take a copy of the Smog test(hope you got a copy of it with the car) and the smog guy will look at it and do the smog accordingly, but the Functional test is a new thing last year. Make sure you have no Gasoline leaks too. I remember you having one last time you posted I believe.
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good tip
have the last smog I'll bring it
it passed all the ECS on the bottom of the sheet
egr visible pass
fuel evap controls pass
o2 sensor pass
pvc pass
it seemed to pass good
can they fake it
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this guy was a curbstoner & prob has a relationship w a smog as he sells alot of cars
I wasn't going to fool w a gas leak.
Good thing is it stopped the day I drove it in so it didn't have to get towed. Enrique fixed the gas leak..had to drain the tank...he did a good job & he's reasonably charge too...love Enrique! he's the MR MB MAN!
Looks better than my 88 Volvo & its lo av on HC but way below av on CO & NO
Hope they didn't play with it
If its true then the car passed w flyin colors...still I don't trust that guy!
Guess nothing stops them from putting the tester in another car...
not sure about that gas tank thing
have to try to check that
Thanks again...