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Old 04-22-2006, 02:10 PM
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Hey I failed my smog test today on my 93 civic with stock D15B7 can you guys give me a idea on what it could be. Thanks

I failed HC at 15mph (max)97 (meas)100

I failed NO at 15mph (max)731 (meas)1431 and at 25mph (max)798 (meas)1041
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check air filter, spark plugs, dist condition, and ignition timng. how old is the cat?
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Yeah I did a tune up a month ago.The car has 110,000
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Looks like the cat wasnt warm enough or the cat is going bad from age.
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So could it be the cat or the o2 sensor.
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After you get the new O2 sensor, new cat, and warm up the car properly, you should see if you can advance the ignition timing.
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