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Passing Emissions, help.



I saw the posts on emmisions, just got the daily driver 16V and didn't pass
emissions.  My limits are 220ppm, and I'm running 251ppm.  They said I was
running too rich and they would lean it out for me for $65 bucks.  The car
sounds and idles good now, and I'm big into the environment.  My buddy did
notice some white tailpipe smoke(too much fuel??).  Suggestions???
What does leaning it out mean?  (reducing the amount of fuel going into fuel
management??)
How will the car perform if it they lean it out?
Will the idle be rougher?   Info please.
What to do??
TIA
Rich


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Coracini <Coracin@usdl.com>
To: '16V JASON' <jason@scirocco.org>
Cc: 'scirocco-l@scirocco.org' <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Thursday, January 21, 1999 2:01 PM
Subject: RE: passing emissions


>this isn't for my 16V (i passed with 80ppm..), it's for my GF's corolla.
> she is going to sell it and get another car, but she can't afford to
>right now, so i need to pass it once more.  it's got a carb with a
>gazillion vacuum lines, tons of valves, solenoids, actuators, and...get
>this.....a temperature sender an O2 sensor!  crazy japs...  i tried to
>adjust it, but it's not adjustable externally(i just need to lean out
>the idle).  i was contemplating a complete teardown/clean/rebuild, but
>i'm deathly afraid of what sort of japanology is hidden inside this
>thing.  so i need a quick fix short of slipping the guy a $20.  i live
>in florida.  down here, in order to get a new year sticker for your
>license, you need to pass the sniffer.  no pass, no license.
>
>chris
>86 16V scirocco
>
>>----------
>>From: 16V JASON[SMTP:jason@scirocco.org]
>>Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 1:31 PM
>>To: Chris Coracini
>>Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>>Subject: Re: passing emissions
>>
>>At 11:29 AM 1/21/99 , you wrote:
>>>someone suggested a bottle of rubbing alcohol in a tank 1/8th full of
>>>gas.  rubbing alcohol is 30% water.  this is bad, right?  i know someone
>>>did this and it worked.  is it worth the risk?  i've heard suggestions
>>>of a product call HEAT?  also, anyone try those over the counter
>>>"guaranteed to pass emissions" gas additives?  lemme know..
>>
>>I did, on a '95 Honda Civic VTEC.. The HC limit was 180ppm, and the car
>>scored 190-something... I figured since it was so close, one of those
>>"Guaranteed" deals would work. Spend $6 on the bottle, $35 on the
emissions
>>test... and the results were worse - like 215ppm or something. I got $9
>>back from the product mfr, but that's a far cry from the extra $30-some I
>>paid to fail the next test.
>>
>>Do yourself (and the environment) a favor-- get your car runnig right.
>>Running properly, you'll get better mileage, pollute less, and (get this)
>>your car will be even faster.  16Vs should not have any problem at *all*
>>passing emissions testing if it's running right.  Riley had an emissions
>>test on his 1.8 16v last year *without* a cat and it *still* would have
>>passed US emissions testings..
>>
>>Don't throw your money away-- go get a tune up. :)
>> Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>----------
>>jason@scirocco.org
>>1987 Scirocco 16v
>>57,000 original miles.
>>http://members.aol.com/rocco16v
>>
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