Emissions failure

[blake.irvin at gmail.com (Blake)]

ok - it looks like classic tags are the way to go.  i unfortunately
just go regular tags for 75... suck that.

but, if everybody is really sure classic will work in pittsburgh, pa,
then i'll do it.

a few questions:

can i drive unlimited miles?
do i need safety inspection? (assuming yes)
can i drive at night?

thanks all
(cathy, it's an 88 16v, btw)

blake/

On 4/13/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> On 6:10:23 pm 04/13/06 Blake <blake.irvin@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Update
> >
> > the test results say i was twice the legal amount of CO and more than
> > twice the legal amount of HC
> >
> > everything else passed.  what should i start checking?  the guy at the
> > shop suggested that something was off with one of the breather tubes
> > on the big intake tube that goes from the airflow sensor assembly to
> > the top of the engine.  he could be full of it, though.
> >
> > blake/
> >
> >
>
> So Blake, what's the engine, just for shits and giggles? 16V? I'd say that
> indicates the car is running rich (regardless of engine), for whatever
> reason. If it was a 16V/if it were mine? I'd be checking DPR current (who's
> got the link on how to build that harness? It's handy to have around
> anyway) and also O2 sensor output in volts. It's all in Timbo's tech
> tips...Timbo? (some of the other engines are tested in a different manner,
> BTW, not using DPR current)
>
> High NOx is caused by extreme conditions, such as the hostile environment
> created by a hot/lean condition. Sounds like you're not there.
>
> So was the guy at the shop suggesting a vaccuum leak maybe? That's always a
> good thing to get fixed up too. Wiggling and jiggling hoses shouldn't make
> it run differently, unless there's a leak, and often the smaller hoses get
> pretty aged looking, a cheap upgrade is to get the hose from the dealer and
> replace the lot.
>
> HCs can lurk in old oil too, you know how it smells gassy? And get your
> engine hot for the test, the cat will be up to temp amnd more effective. A
> new cat may kill off some of those HCs for you too, not what you want to
> hear eh?
> I feel for you, you need the car, and it's like voodoo trying to figure out
> what the hell's wrong. It all just sucks.
>
> Cathy
>
>