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190E 1991 failed Texas Emmission Test - help !
Hello,
what a sad day ! I took my 1991 190E 2.6 to the state inspection today for the first time I own it and failed the emission test. It failed for HC and NOx: HC ppm 189 Hi-speed (should <120) 188 lo-speed (should <124) NOx 1685 Hi speed (should <848), 1894 lo-speed (should <937) CO % 0.42 / 0.43 CO2 % 14.3 / 14.3 O2% 0.6 / 0.6 Dilution % 14.7 / 14.7 One mistake I already realized was that I had low octane fuel in the tank. Any recommendation what I need to look for ? Is the catalytic converter damaged ? Is the engine burning oil or coolant water ? Any help is welcome ! Thanks ! |
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Only you would know if its burning oil or coolant....Are you topping up either?
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No, not for the last 3000 miles.
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I checked the car a bit and found the following:
- charcoal container is not connected any more (tube seems to be cut and draws vacuum under certain circumstances). - Oxygen sensor signal looks ok, alternating between 0.2 and 0.7V, though there is a slow response to load changes. Alternating frequency about 1...2s at 1500rpm. - EGR valve vacuum present. I guess the HC value can brought below the limit by an oil change. But I am worried about the NOX content. It looks like it is twice the max. I will check the EGR for clogging, but if that does not help I am clueless. Any more ideas ? |
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With everything being high I suspect the catalytic converter; it may have even been gutted by someone previously. CO is normal for pre-converter exhaust and your O2 is switching normally. If the EGR is operating normally I would just get the converter replaced then retest the vehicle. Should ideally have no O2 in the exhaust; it should be burnt (oxidized) in the catalytic converter as it combines with the CO to form CO2.
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Thanks for the feedback. I passed the test in the meantime. This is what I did:
- disconnecting A/C vacuum hose to the cockpit since there seems to be a vacuum leak there. - found an other vacuum leak in the charcoal canister line. - Disconnected smog pump so that no air is feed into exhaust system (not sure if the system leaked air). - cleaned ignition rotor/distributor - changed "R16" resistor to a lower value to retard ignition timing - changed oil - put 2 bottles of ISO heat into almost empty fuel tank - drove the car for 30 min on the interstate in 3rd gear prior to inspection NOx is right on the limit at high speed, and about 10% below limit on low speed. |
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