My boy has a 98 k20 swapped civic coupe and just got an emissions notice. Anyone have an idea on what he needs to do to pass?

 

i live in the only county in md that dont have emissions sorry to hear bout that... glad to be livin in st.marys

 

damn you! ^^^

 

in my city, the smog testing requires an OBD2 plug in (on the '98+ cars). my friend is worried about this as well and might just swap back in the stock motor. (works for a shop).

unfortunately, if smog testers can't get an OBD plug in reading, or if there's a CEL, they'll fail you here. good luck bro.

 

um tell him to call them and say his motor is blown so hes not ganna have it even on the road for awile and the will postpone it a couple of months(they postponed mine 5 months when i told them that) or find some one that you can pay to pass you

 

PM me, i know a guy who will pass you but its gonna cost you. Let me know.

 

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does he have a cat? good exhaust? wiring hooked up right? it may pass just fine the way it is. if youre near belair he can slam it and take it there, they dont like to deal with low cars. but since its obd2 i dont think thatll work cause they check emissions differently...i think

 

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you can actually get 2 extensions without providing any kind of excuse. but hes still gonna have to get it done anyway so unless hes got work left to do to make it pass this isnt really gonna help him.

 

can he plug in any OBD2 code reader (you can get one for under $50), and access the ECU to read codes, does he have a CEL, are all the I/M moniters set to "READY"??

 

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you CANNOT pass emissions with that...

 

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you CANNOT pass emissions with that...</TD></TR></TABLE>

what about kpro?

 

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what about kpro?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I think you can if it retains these traits:

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This is how I did It. I live in Montgomery Co. and I had postponed and just skipped out and I eventually had to pay $140 because I was late. I got my $140 minus the $14 fee back after I wrote a letter to the MVA explainging why I wasn't able to get emissions done.

A friend of mine gave me a receipt that said over $400 worth of work done to the vehicle. and they automatically passed me. He worked a shop and that how I got the receipt.

I did it at the emission station off of RT 29.

If you fail and then present this receipt they will pass you and you will be straight no questions asked, till 3 or 4 years when you have to have it done again.

So make a friend at a Mechanic Shop who can write you a receipt if you don't already have one and you won't have this problem.

BTW I had a B16 with a test pipe and APEXi WS Exhaust
So you know I was no where near passing......

 

Wassup since I provided great information... Pass the dutchy on the left hand side!

NUGS ALL DAY!

 

Yeah... They have to see you have spent over $400 on emission related repairs.

Say you had your Cat and o2 sensor replaced along with a tune up.

Thats what was listed on my receipt.

 

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NUGS ALL DAY!</TD></TR></TABLE>

See sig. :high five:

 

only if technology was great enought to pass along through email...

You at the UMD.... I live right by there.... I know lots of heads boxing your dormitories

 

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Nice. I used to live in centreville, but i commute from germantown now. Ah the good ole days of hotboxing dorm rooms.

 

here in md, were gonna get ca emission laws soon! im in rockville

 

bc its only temporary.