Smog Questions

1993 Toyota 4Runner with 250000 miles

Car failed smog due to rpm running out of tolerence the specs were 800 mine was at 660 what do I do to fix it

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 0 Answers

2003 Ford Crown Victoria Repair Problem with 120000 miles

Took car to get smog and fail due to monitors not ready cat and egr no codes light not on and vehicle has been driven over 500 miles can ...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1996 Pontiac Sunfire Repair Problem with 179 miles

Hi yesterday I bought a 1996 sunfire for only $600. The thing about it is that all of the dashboard warning lights are on-- EVERY SINGLE ONE...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 0 Answers

1986 Toyota Pickup Engine Problem with 285402 miles

High emission readings will not pass ca. smog I changed oil and filter air filter, plugs, carb cleaner in carb , timed, and rxp in new gas. ...

Asked by Robert69 about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

2002 Ford F-350 Engine Problem with 161000 miles

Truck wont pass CA smog because of excessive black smoke out of tailpipe when the accelerator is floored at idle. It does not smoke under ...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 0 Answers

1995 GMC Safari Engine Problem with 174874 miles

Is the timing pointer on a 1995 Safari welded to the timing cover ? Because I was failed on my Smog for not having one according to Smog ...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

2002 Mitsubishi Diamante Smells Problem with 131000 miles

My mechanic said he replace 3 oxygen sensors each time just enough to pass California smog check. Since I have been to him twice and If ...

Asked by davidlim about 3 months ago - 3 Answers

1985 Nissan Quest Repair Problem with 185000 miles

What are some reasons the emissions part of the smog test on my car is failing

Asked by juniorreyes about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1995 Nissan Quest Repair Problem with 185000 miles

What can be a reason my emissions are failing the smog test

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1989 GMC Suburban Electrical Problem with 172535 miles

Last yr we had all kinds of probs but then figured out the computer was bad and had it replaced,,, ever since then interior dome lights will...

Asked by nelson89gmc about 3 months ago - 4 Answers

1987 BMW 325i with 170000 miles

My car did not pass the smog test. Problem was my gas tank was not holding the presure

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1987 BMW 325i with 170000 miles

My car did not pass the smog test. Problem was my gas tank was not holding the presure

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1996 Ford Explorer Electrical Problem with 160000 miles

My car won't pass smog due to the lack of monitor readings on the computer. My local guys says just keep driving it but I've put another 600...

Asked by TBONE6857 about 3 months ago - 3 Answers

1997 Ford Escort Engine Problem with 233000 miles

I have a 1997 ford escort 2.0 engine and the engine died on me. Can I replace it with a 1.9 engine that was on a 1995 for escort without ...

Asked by adriana123 about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1993 Buick Lesabre Repair Problem

What can be causing my car to shake when I go over 65 mph? Had changed the spark plugs and a new catalic converter and a new oxygen senor...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 4 Answers

2006 Saturn Ion Engine Problem with 120000 miles

My car engine light came on and is now idling rough. I just changed the oil, spark plugs, air filter but my battery is pretty bad. I dont ...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

2006 Saturn Ion Engine Problem with 120000 miles

My car engine light came on and is now idling rough. I just changed the oil, spark plugs, air filter but my battery is pretty bad. I dont ...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 2 Answers

2000 Honda Odyssey with 126000 miles

Hello, I inherited a 2000 Honda Odyssey 3.8 Liter engine and after driving it the engine check light came on. Used a code reader, and here ...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1987 Nissan 200SX Repair Problem with 158000 miles

I have an 87 Nissan 200sx and can't pass smog cause something about my emission I don't know what that is...!!! I wanted to change my o2 ...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

2001 Ford F-250 Engine Problem with 175000 miles

I have F-250 with a 5.4 gas engine. it has the check engine light on witch says their is a misfire in both #1 and #8 cylinder. I changed the...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 3 Answers

2000 Volkswagen Passat Brakes Problem with 113000 miles

I'm thinking of buying a 2000 vw passat and the brake light is always on and it wont pass smog... The person I'm trying to get it from is ...

Asked by tiffanyann1 about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1977 Ford F-100 Engine Problem with 60595 miles

The engine is a 302. The ignition system is a Motorcraft Duraspark II. The carburetor is a Motorcraft 2150 2-bbl. I purchased the truck as-...

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1992 Chevrolet Silverado with 19000 miles

My truck won't pass smog says its a gross politer

Asked by (pending member) about 3 months ago - 1 Answer

1988 Ford Mustang Engine Problem with 140000 miles

I just replaced the smog air pump and now the engine is hiccup-ING and dying after a 20 mile drive... Any thoughts???

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 0 Answers

1992 Toyota Camry Engine Problem with 20000 miles

I have a small oil leak from rear valve cover gasket. Would that effect hc(ppm) on emission lower speed test. everything else on smog test ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

1979 Ford F-350 with 70000 miles

I want to buy a 1979 F350 Lariat with 70,000, asking price $4,850. It is currently registered and passed CA smog a month ago. My mechanic ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT Repair Problem with 14400 miles

I have a 1993 3000gt mitshubishi that I took to get it smogged, it ran fine but the day before I took it in I had drained the oil, refilled ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 4 Answers

1981 GMC Suburban Repair Problem with 176000 miles

I have a 2500 suburban with 8601 gvw from texas no egr no smog pump. now in cal was told I have to put smog pump on to meet cal smog law....

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 0 Answers

1991 Toyota Corolla Engine Problem with 21300 miles

I just got a smog test done and it failed the NO part of the emissions test. At 25 mph it was 849 ppm and here in CA the max is 774 ppm. At ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

1999 Saturn SL2 Repair Problem with 97028 miles

CAR has transmission leak and asked the guy to smog it before i buy it? what should i do.

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

2004 Chevrolet Impala Repair Problem with 140000 miles

Scanner link error, will not read for imissions, im monitors on any scan tool. several tried. car starts and runs no chk eng light on. any ...

Asked by vt rider about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

1998 Isuzu Hombre Engine Problem with 120000 miles

The truck is a 2.2 engine and it wont pass smog do to high knocks what do you think that could be

Asked by brfelix88 about 4 months ago - 2 Answers

1995 Volkswagen Passat Repair Problem with 155000 miles

My daughter is considering buying a used 1995 VW passat wagon and the pvc hose I guess needs to be replaced to pass the visual for the smog ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 2 Answers

1997 Toyota Camry with 179000 miles

Ok i had some wires short out on the EGR tube only three of the wires burnt though. Hookup code reader code that came up P3040 now i have ...

Asked by lingeringnow about 4 months ago - 4 Answers

2003 Volkswagen Passat Engine Problem with 95000 miles

Hello, I recently purchased a 2.8 liter V6 Passat from a local dealer Califorania dealer. It had recently passed smog and seems to run ...

Asked by rshinn about 4 months ago - 10 Answers

2004 Toyota Avalon Engine Problem with 50000 miles

Our V 6 Avalon suddenly started to smoke heavily on startup. It is about 50 to 60 degrees here but no freezing. The smoke goes away within ...

Asked by OldSteve about 4 months ago - 4 Answers

1993 Acura Legend Repair Problem with 134500 miles

Hi my car failed the emmisions part of the smog test and i was wondering what that could be because everything else passed just fine. And ...

Asked by Nica0720 about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

1999 Jeep Wrangler Repair Problem with 58000 miles

I have a vacuum fitting on the side of the intake manifold that does not have a hose on it that (i think caused the jeep to fail smog) It ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

2000 Chevrolet Blazer Drivetrain Problem with 224321 miles

Hello, my check engine light came on and i took my car to a friends house. He ran a scan on it and the code cam out saying P0135 Cam/Crank ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 0 Answers

1989 Nissan Sentra Repair Problem with 120000 miles

Hello. My question is how much would it cost (+/-) to repair the ignition timing, and the malfunction indicator light in a 1989 Nissan ...

Asked by celestevalverde about 4 months ago - 2 Answers

1994 Ford Escort Engine Problem with 136000 miles

Smog pump diagram

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

2004 Saturn L300 with 225000 miles

I did not pass smog. May you please advise what is code p421. I changed one sensor which (bank 1) but engine lite is still on. How many ...

Asked by (pending member) about 4 months ago - 1 Answer

1998 Audi A4 Repair Problem with 178903 miles

Hi i recently bought audi a4 1998 i plugged in my vagcom diagnostic tool to see why my check engine light was on it read out trouble codes...

Asked by Smo9988 about 5 months ago - 2 Answers

2000 Saturn Other Engine Problem with 134000 miles

2000 Saturn LW2 starts up ok every morning when the engine is cold and usually starts up ok after work when the engine has again cooled down...

Asked by daveht about 5 months ago - 1 Answer

2006 Kia Optima Repair Problem with 97000 miles

I have a DTC code p0441 reading. I also have that code pending. What is it and how do I fix it?

Asked by (pending member) about 5 months ago - 1 Answer

1994 Ford F-150 Noise Problem with 70000 miles

How to install sepertine belt while bypassing the smog pump on 1994 ford f-150 trucK?

Asked by cat/1920 about 5 months ago - 1 Answer

2001 Toyota Camry Engine Problem with 150000 miles

I am having a EGR Flow Problem when trying to smog. I have had jiffy lube clean my gas system out, replaced the EGR Valve changed the oil ...

Asked by (pending member) about 5 months ago - 1 Answer

1990 Honda Accord with 522500 miles

Car passed california emissions part of smog but failed evap functional test. changed gas cap and had smoke test done twice and no leak ...

Asked by tunis about 5 months ago - 0 Answers

1990 Honda Accord with 52250 miles

Car passed california emissions part of smog but failed evap functional test. changed gas cap and had smoke test done twice and no leak ...

Asked by tunis about 5 months ago - 0 Answers

2001 Chrysler Town and Country with 16000 miles

Chryler town and country have symtom engine light 0755 solenoid shifting b.what do you think is not a problem when I to take for smog ...

Asked by (pending member) about 5 months ago - 1 Answer