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Posted at Sun May 25, 2008 3:49 pm
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1988 BMW 528
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I have a 528 BMW 1988 and the car will not pass inspection because the NOX is to high I changed O2 sensor and spark plugs (I used platinum plugs) and still did not pass any sugesstion?
 
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Posted at Tue May 27, 2008 7:37 pm
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How old is the cat? Knowing how to interpret the emission gases can help diagnose a cat that is ready to be recycled. Is there excess carbon deposited in the combustion chambers? Try a little water injection to reduce carbon build up. Install the stock spark plugs, Bosch W8LCR gapped to .028" Set the valve lash @.010" with the engine cold.
 
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Posted at Wed May 28, 2008 2:26 pm
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I did change the cat about a year ago
 
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Posted at Thu May 29, 2008 6:41 am
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Was the replacement an original equipment cat from BMW?
 
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Posted at Thu May 29, 2008 3:27 pm
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No it was aftermarket
 
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Posted at Thu May 29, 2008 5:36 pm
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It is probably a two bed cat and it will not work to remove the NOX as well as the three bed cat that is a stock item. Replace the cat with a original equipment cat and that should do it.
 
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