emissions
I dont even have rear o2s anymore. They are tuned out. I drove my car straight to the emissions place right after I put in the 355. Its the very first place I went and still passed.
Oh and IL inspections are free!
Oh and IL inspections are free!
If it says your rear o2's are not responding then yes it'll fix you up nice.
Mike you got lucky with deleted programing. The current way of testing is a scanner. When the rear o2's are taken out of the program, it shows up as a non-responsive....kinda like it's not working. Therefore most of the time you need sims. Either way you passed though!!! I'm lucky I don't even need to go anymore......YEA!!!!!
Mike you got lucky with deleted programing. The current way of testing is a scanner. When the rear o2's are taken out of the program, it shows up as a non-responsive....kinda like it's not working. Therefore most of the time you need sims. Either way you passed though!!! I'm lucky I don't even need to go anymore......YEA!!!!!
I think it does say non responsive and still passed. Guy just scanned the vin, hooked it up to the scanner and the print out came back as passed, then I went and got a new plate sticker. They wouldnt give me one untill i passed even though I never got a notice to take it in for emissions. WTF up with that?
That's the new program that IL started......anything 96 and newer gets tested every year now, in order to renew your plates. All cars 95 and older get a free pass since they are OBD1.......Now they just hook up a scanner and as long as all emissions systems are functioning and there are no codes you are good to go. I love 93 for so many reasons!!!
no, I would go with sims as they simulate the o2 working as if it has a functional cat. just make sure you wire tie them as far from the exhaust as you can and you should be good. mind you this will not help if they do a visual if your cats are gone. I'd go for the sims (it's cheaper and a sure fire way to at least get you through)
TECH Resident
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Spokane, WA
My tedious emissions test is logging onto the DMV site, clicking the renew and three year option and getting my stickers through the mail. Living in bumfuck definitely has its advantages!
How long after the PCM was tuned did you try to pass emissions? Did it come back as reading "not ready"?
How long after the PCM was tuned did you try to pass emissions? Did it come back as reading "not ready"?
Teching In
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: ABQ
In CT if all but 2 monitors are set it passes 96-2000.One monitor not set 2001-DATE. It makes no difference where you took the car the test is the same. Is the ses light working on the dash? Does the ecm have a stored code or pending code. If not how did the test station know the tuner tuned out the rear O2 sensors. TOM FALCO CT certified emission inspector. CT is a visual emission state. If the cats are gone you get a fail. Some testers dont look and some do. The inspector is not required to test data output of sensors. If he did that he is in violation of the law. But he can fail you on visual check NO CATS. By the way why would you remove cats ??? They dont reduce HP. In some cases it increases HP. TOM