plugged cat
Danton J.A. Cardoso
djacardoso at gmail.com
Thu Feb 28 12:16:01 PST 2008
As do I, in rural Missouri, no emissions test.
On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Mike Arman <Armanmik at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> Regarding removal of pollution control and other/various smog control
> devices, I *think* the Feds say that shops can't remove them at all, but
> owners can if the car is more than 5 years old and (or) has at least
> 50,000 miles on it.
>
> Notwithstanding the federal regs, there are states that require this
> stuff to work no matter what the age or the mileage (California comes to
> mind) and there are other states/local jurisdictions that don't care as
> long as the car passes the sniff test, and there are places that don't
> care period.
>
> That said, remember that the ECU expects and is programmed for certain
> conditions of operation (back pressure should be X, air inlet temp
> should be Y, and so forth), so that removing the cat may upset something
> else in these notably picky and finicky cars.
>
> I'd suggest pulling the codes first. That will tell you what's really
> wrong with the car. The "check engine" light is like a baby crying, all
> it tells you is that something is wrong, not WHAT is wrong.
>
> Dealers tend not to like simple repairs, they don't make much money on
> them. It is much more profitable for them to claim the cat is plugged
> and you need a new one (or two) at $,$$$ and they'll fix the one-wire
> plug that fell off (which is the actual problem) as they install your
> new exhaust system.
>
> Personally, I like the Florida inspection system - none.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Arman
> 90V8Q
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