ok when to do a emission test and failed! Any tips on cheating/helping me pass?
93 integra 264k

 

Put the catalytic converter back on?
Might try an O2 sensor, and clean the air filter, new spark plugs maybe.

 

man it got a cat,new plugs

 

pour some rubbing (isopropal) alcohol into your gas tank, a full bottol to a full tank, drive around for 15-20 minutes then go take the test. If done right you should pass with flying colors.

 

or they might detect the presence of the alcohol and suspend his license for trying to cheat

kidding, dunno if they would detect it or not. Hell I've never even had to put my car through an emissions test. I'm actually kinda curious to see if it would pass, considering how well it runs and the MPG I'm getting.

 

hey if you have a cat and everything, do what i did, drive your car hard for about 30 min and it will pass. i first failed for the cat or 02. same with my dads car first failed, then we drove our cars hard for about 30min then go stright to the shop and we passed the cat and 02 need to be super hot to pass the emissionsthats when it burns fuel effiecnt or sum crap like that unless your 02 is bad change it i wud and i did

 

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yea i was thinking of it but my timing's off like 2 degree and i work 12 hrs 7 days a week

 

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i dont think my car can handle hard driving lol,but i really didnt warm the cat up, like 5-10 min short drive,since im down the street from the emission shop

 

oh yeah there's your problem. The catalytic converter must be at full operating temperature to work properly.

 

ok thats why u probaly didnt pass same with me i went last time, ok dont drive it hard but drive it for about 30min or more make sure its hot enough then go to shop

 

but it have a aftermarket cat and i dont know if its hollowed,but how bout the timing part will i have to redo it cause i really dont have time

 

awww if you got hollow cat u will never pass all those gases and crap u need a stock cat to pass ya i think you need to fix your timing that also will cause engine to run unnormal deff fix timing

 

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darn though i could get away from that but its kool

 

i have a friend in cali that passes you without car present will cost you $150 tough

 

my friend does the same thing for $120 in colorado. but there is few ways to cheat; switch dash with ur friends car that will pass. or do wat i did, and i used a civic dx ecu and passed it. but my car was 94 integra.

 

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wow, fraud, that's always a great idea Sounds like something that could get you slapped with HUGE fines and such if they found you out.

 

ok thats if you live in cali, where i live now in nc we dont have smog so im straight, OOO please, i bet the majority of people in cali cheat or pay up for a pass i bet the majority of people on HT do this and most shops in cali i knew did this fraud thing you call

 

I run an aftermarket cat i had made by SMRP. its a high flow 2.5" cat. recently got my emissions test and it passed with flying colors, i also had put in a new rear o2 sensor. drove it hard for 20m inutes before the test.

 

WELL i will have time to do everything now so i will do my timing again and make sure the cat isnt hollowed

 

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Seriously a decent suggestion.

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ISO-Heet

Also known as isopropanol, "gas line antifreeze", and "water remover". Not illegal.

Does a decent job on reducing HC, and since it burns cooler than gas it reduces NOx pollution as well. Just don't expect great mileage with too much of it in the tank.

GTP

Reduced my HC results by around 30% on a rich running, 180k mile Civic with a dieing catalytic. Allowed it to pass. Your results will probably vary.

And there's always putting E85 in the tank. Here is California, we already are forced to run a small percentage of ethanol (as if I needed worse mileage). However, if you can find E85 at a station, it should result in lower emissions all around, while giving you an octane bump. Though, if your computer does not compensate for the change in fuel, you'll run lean, as it takes more ethanol for stoichiometric burn.

 

shoot imma try one since i have time to spare now

 

as the guy above mentioned, get the "Guaranteed to pass" it works everytime! and if it doesnt, they tell you to send it back for a full refund! nothing to lose!

 

it seems like your car is running rich...i would check to see if the 02 sensor is switching ...if not replace it...

 

My friends car wouldnt pass right after he bought it so I did the alcohol trick, and it passed easy. After checking out his car and looking under it he had no cat it was just a straight pipe back. It takes about a half hour at the most to do, its not that time consuming.

 

yea i gotta try something cause im shipping my car to cali now and need the title in my name