Hello everyone I just bought my first civic. yay lol. I had an integra before. Anyways the civic is a 99 ex coupe running a b18c1 in it. obd2. with stock cat. Does anyone know if I will have problems in Illinois for emissions? I just want to know so I can be on the safe side.

 

anyone????

 

i dont know Illinois laws but if you arent throwing any check engine lights, exhaust is stock, CAT is present, all sensors are working right, the car isn't smoking like a chimney you should be ok.

way to go with that car..i want to drop a b18c1 in mine soo bad but im broke as a joke

 

didnt you question the person you bought it from? you shoulda asked all concerning questions

bot probably answered your question =_=

 

I did ask and he garunteed me it would be fine. However he has never taken it through emissions. It is apexi w/s exhaust. I think it should be fine but I am just seeing if anyone has had experience with it.

 

if the check engine light comes on when you first switch on the ignition, but doesn't stay on when you drive it... and your fuel cap holds pressure correctly... you will pass.

questions, problems, hit me up, I've helped several people with questionable setups get passsing results with emissions testing in IL.

 

Thanks. When I get that pink slip in the mail sometime soon, I will be sure to contact you. Thanks.

 

you'll pass emissions fine. dont worry about it, unless some check engine light come on.

 

you'll pass, why would you have a problem passing? Im the guy who sold you the car. what they will do is connect the obd2 and check for any codes, take off your gas cap, and look at the milage and thats it. i dont know why your so worrried about it


Modified by blkgsr03 at 2:27 PM 12/17/2007

 

Im not worried I just want to see what others have and if they have passed. I have never done ob2 testing before and that is why I am asking. Just a simple question.


Modified by Teglessb18 at 6:54 PM 12/19/2007

 

haha awkward...

 

how is that awkward?

 

for and OBD2 car the only wat to fail the "test" section is if the CEL is on. Now the visual section is a totally different are and for that you would have to check with your local DOT. I'm in wisconsin and all though there isn't much they can really do here about swaps as long as there done correct, they do frown apon it

 

there is no visual inspection in IL unless you fail twice. (guess how I know that)

they plug in with their scanner, check for active codes and readiness flags, then makes sure your gas cap works correctly. That's it.

The active codes part is easy, no CEL you're fine.
The readiness flags is the fun part. If any are set to not-ready, you fail. So clearing the codes prior to having the test done is a sure fire way to fail.
With the right scanner you can read those flags just like the emissions station does.

 

Thanks for all teh good info Relic. Is there any way besides the scanner to tell if any of them are set to not-ready?

 

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no, but you can pick up a code scanner for ~$100 and check the readiness monitors yourself, very useful

 

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no, but you can pick up a code scanner for ~$100 and check the readiness monitors yourself, very useful </TD></TR></TABLE>
they typically are a little over $100 for a decent one, but yah. the cheaper versions only show the active codes.
Most people don't want to invest $100+ in a tool that they will only use a few time in the their life.

 

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they typically are a little over $100 for a decent one, but yah. the cheaper versions only show the active codes.
Most people don't want to invest $100+ in a tool that they will only use a few time in the their life.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It depends which one, but they are getting cheaper now, I use mine A LOT!

not mine, but its cheap and reads I/M monitors:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

 

holy crap have they come down in price.
when I got mine 100-120 was the going rate for a decent one. That was a little over a year ago.

 

I paid $150 for mine ~3-4 years ago and its kinda shitty compared to some of the ones they have now for that price

 

is that basically the same thing that they have at the dealership? an obd2 reader?

 

the ones we are talking about are generic OBD2 scanners. Most dealerships have Honda specific scanners, which will tell them a lot more than these will.
Not really required for emissions testing, but cool none the less.

 

Ya I know a few guys who work at honda and I will prolly just hook up to there obd2 tester and if that is all good then I will know for sure that I will pass emissions.

Thanks for the help guys