Emissions & mechanics

Kerry Benton KerryBenton at PracticeWorks.com
Fri Jul 20 12:47:38 EDT 2001


Howdy all,

  I have a questions about emissions.  I live in Atlanta, GA and as such,
have to abide by the emissions controls here.  Now, my car passed all it's
tests well except for one, the NOX test.  Now I know some of the sources of
the nitrogen oxides, but i was curious if anyone on this list knows of
specific issues with my model car or Audis in general.  I know the exhaust
system is a little different, and I do have a rather lound sound which may
be a hole in the pipes (perhaps right before the cat, i haven't been able to
get under it, but maybe that would contribute to failing the test).
  
  Also, i wonder if anyone has info on trusted mechanics in my area...  I
need to get the problem corrected, but I don't want to get screwed and have
no good resources for finding trustworthy local mechanics.

My car is a 1987 Audi 5000S, Sedan, non-quattro.  I'm somewhat able to work
on it myself and have the Haynes manual, but i've found this list to be by
far the best source of knowledge about Audis...

Any help anyone has on either of these issues would be greatly appreciated.
You can email me directly at krb at telocity.com or on list, if you think it
has general relevance.

Thanks in advance,
Kerry



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