[ba] Reliability of B5 vs. B6 A4s? or???

[John]

What Chris left out is that during the smog check, they connect to the OBDII
port and read the codes, along with other data needed for the test. The only way
to get around it is to make the ECU happy, you'd need to spoof the TQ signal...

John


On 11/25/2010 09:43 AM, Chris Maresca wrote:
> You can do that, but it won't work.  The light sets a code and that's 
> what they look for, not whether/if the dash light is working.
> 
> Chris.
> 
> On 11/25/10 9:19 AM, George wrote:
> 
>> Insofar as I can't smog the car in California with the check engine light
>> on, and if the TQ is still running fine a year from now, when I do need to
>> smog it, I will pull the dash and cut the check engine light PC board
>> traces. I will then install two wires and bring them out to a switch tucked
>> up under the dash. That way I can control when the check engine light works
>> and when I need it off. After all, a leaky seal in the TQ has nothing to do
>> with emissions.