Home Emissions Test?

DTT92LX

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Hey,
Anyone ever hear of such a thing? I came close to the limit last inspection and want to see if changing my 02 sensors and fixing vac leak reduced emissions.

Thanks,
Dave

 

88stangmangt

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get a wide band 02........and compare the readings with what is the limit. re-placeing o2's never hurt and in fact most of the time they help.

 

HISSIN50

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there are some scanners out there that can allow you to supposedly view PID's and emissions stuff. let me know if you are interested, i have a study on scanners saved somewhere.

IIRC, an actron CP9145 will work (www.actron.com)
AutoXray also is well liked. www.autoXray.com - i think. it is too early.

good luck.

 

DTT92LX

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Thanks gents. 'preciate it.

 

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Put a canary next to your exhaust pipe and run the car for 5 minutes. If the canary dies, you failed the emissions test.

There actually is some logic behind this. Canaries were used in coal mines to warn the miners if there was bad air in the mineshafts they worked in.

 

kdog_x

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jrichker said:

Put a canary next to your exhaust pipe and run the car for 5 minutes. If the canary dies, you failed the emissions test.

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much cheaper than a scanner too, all it takes is a trip to the pet store

 

stang976

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jrichker said:

Put a canary next to your exhaust pipe and run the car for 5 minutes. If the canary dies, you failed the emissions test.

There actually is some logic behind this. Canaries were used in coal mines to warn the miners if there was bad air in the mineshafts they worked in.

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DTT92LX

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jrichker, never saw your humorous side before...usually your posts are dry, albeit informative! You're a funny guy!

Unfortunately, the bird is outta the question...the wife's an animal lover and I can't live without the nightly lovin'!

 

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Daggar

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you could put the wife next to the tail pipe for a bit but that's only recommended if you were planning on replacing her anyway.