egcivic

okay well i got stopped and i wasnt aware of my liscense being suspended, i guess it was from emmisions which i only failed twice, but thats besides the point. my question is that i posted earlier about my emmisions, and i doubled the standards on both things measured. i was told that usually means you are running rich. so my question is what can i do about it so i can get my car to pass and get my liscense back.

egcivic

bump for some help

civictildeath

i read on here something about unplugging one of your injectors.

but bump for you cause that sucks

_BEN_

What do you have done to your engine? If it's stock and your emmisions are through the roof you may have to replace something.

Relic1

first answer this...
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by _BEN_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What do you have done to your engine? If it's stock and your emmisions are through the roof you may have to replace something. </TD></TR></TABLE>

then these...

have you tuned your ECU?
do you run adjustable cam grear(s)?
FPR?


then we can help you better.

what #'s did you test before?

egcivic

everythings stock except for my clutch and a short ram intake.
i tested about the same both times, once with stock cat, second wiht two cats.
my HC rating is 1.65 it was supposed to be .8
my CO rating is 30.6 it was supposed to be 15
i have the charts they gave me, if it would help if i posted those also, ill put them up

Relic1

two cats are not going to help, the second one will almost never get hot enough to do anything other than obstruct exhaust flow.

sounds like your O2 is weak or going bad. CELs?

monicle

you could lower your fuel pressure. knock it down by 5psi and youll be in like flynn as both of those are a result of unburned fuel.

Status Sean

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by monicle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you could lower your fuel pressure. knock it down by 5psi and youll be in like flynn as both of those are a result of unburned fuel.</TD></TR></TABLE>

egcivic

i have no CEL's but my alternator light is on.
i think my alternator is weak becuase the light goes away sometimes when i rev the engine and my lights get brighter when the engine is revved.
how would i go about lowering my fuel pressure?
ive also been told to advance my timing, would this help?

egcivic

bump for this.. will this help me drop the pressure down
http://www.theoldone.com/articles/regulator/

Relic1

that will lower the pressure at idle... only if you have a larger fuel pump...and it will do it permanently. You want something temporary.

do a search on Ebay for a B&M fuel pressure regulator and gauge.

egcivic

thx i jus searched and i concluded that also
bump for anything else i can do to pass emmisions or lean out my engine in conjunction with lowering my fuel pressure.
i cant fail again. &gt;.&lt;

dantastic

how many miles do you have on your car? when's the last time you did any maintenance? how old are the plugs, wired, cap, fuel filter, oil, o2 sensor?

egcivic

new wires
sparks are old
fuel filter prob came wiht the car
oil changed a few months ago.. but havent driven cause been at school
and o2 sensor came with the car
cars got like 220 sumthin but the engine has a little over 100...

Relic1

throw in a new O2 (NGK or OEM only) and a set of plugs and you'll probibly pass.

if not pick up a B&M set and run the fuel pressure down to pass, then back up to make sure you don't damage anything.

I've helped 4 people (3 heavily modded) in the chicago burbs pass emissions with the same idea, it does work.
But do the O2 first, at 100k it's time to be replaced anyway.

egcivic

how much should i turn the fuel pressure down.. er whats safe so i dont kill my car

Relic1

if they're only doing the idle test, run it down 20psi from what it is normally.
if they're going to do a dyno run, pull it down 10psi max.

but again, drive super cautious with this done, the engine is lean and it will damage it if you push it.
I did mine in a gas station that was a couple blocks away, then set it back to normal in the same station.

monicle

Id say thats probably too much for the numbers hes giving and the limits there. 5 psi should do the trick and put him below both numbers.

Relic1

true, but I don't like people sniffing around on my car so I like to be sure that I will pass and not be tested for 2 years.

BTW (in IL) from what I can tell, if you fail more than twice, you get tested again in 1 year not the normal 2.