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Hello All,
On the subject of smog testing I will give my rant and that will be it.
THEY ARE A CROCK OF CRAP!!!!!
We up here in Ontario Canada just started this junk about 4 years ago. My 1987 245 DL has never had problems passing the little test which shops lose money on and the government gets a cut of every test. $30 total which the shop gets 20 and the government gets 10, you guys down south convert it to your dollars and now you know why shops lose money on the damn tests.
My beef is centered on the test I did in june when I renewed my sticker. The guy at the shop where I got it done misentered my serial number. It still took the test, but point being when I got down to the licence office, they wouldn't take that test. Since the only way around it was another test, the shop did it at no charge. 30 minutes, same machine, same car (with 325,000 km at the time) same technician. I have used the same gas station and grade of fuel for 6 years. Completely different results. We're not talking a couple of points here, 30 points on CO%, 200 on NOx and close to 50 points on HC.
I truly believe that the key to getting crap cars off the road is getting cops to pull over loosers who drive cars that are visibly falling apart ie. smoking, rusty, parts falling off.
It wouldn't be a bad idea if a "Minivan/SUV Free Day" would be declared... or maybe if god opened a crack in the space/time continuum and swallowed up all of those bastardly vehicles in one foul swoop.... WISHFUL THINKING!!!
As Always Happy Bricking!!!
Richard
87 245 DL 338,000 km and counting.
P.S. Change your oxygen sensor and maybe your PCV for good measure and all will be well.
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