[s-cars] Failing the e-test?

[Mark Strangways]

You got balls man !!!
I can't believe what some people get away with.
If I tried that trick I would be in jail, I would stumble around the words
so bad the cop would take the money and me to jail.

Good work though,

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Burig" <dburig at igsenergy.com>
To: "Mihnea Cotet" <mik at info.fundp.ac.be>; <Andrew.Jackson at bmo.com>; "Brent
Henry" <thehenrys at sympatico.ca>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 4:17 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Failing the e-test?


> Minhea,
>
> It's only a problem if you get caught.
> I was once caught exceeding the speed limit.  Told the officer that I was
> going so fast because I really had to take a sh!t and was trying to get to
> the next rest stop.  Handed him a hundred dollar bill, and asked him if he
> could mail me the paperwork.  He said he could.  Never heard from him
again.
> It's all in the presentation.
> Funny how one Ben Franklin speaks so much louder than five Andrew
Jacksons!
> No offense intended, Andrew.Jackson!  Ha!
>
> DB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mihnea Cotet [mailto:mik at info.fundp.ac.be]
> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 3:02 PM
> To: Dave Burig; Andrew.Jackson at bmo.com; Brent Henry
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Failing the e-test?
>
> LMAO, does that work in the US? Used to work here but now you can get
> seriously fined for such behavior....
>
> At 14:04 23/01/2004 -0500, Dave Burig wrote:
> >Brent,
> >I've found that a $50 placed discreetly in the tailpipe helps every time!
> >DB
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> >[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
Andrew.Jackson at bmo.com
> >Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 1:10 PM
> >To: Brent Henry
> >Cc: audi20v at rennlist.org; s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com;
> eS2 at audifans.com;
> >s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Failing the e-test?
> >
> >Just found my #'s:
> >
> >
> >
> >2500rpm HC ppm limit: 300
> >Result: 86
> >
> >2500rpm CO% limit: 1.50
> >Result: 0.79
> >
> >_____
> >
> >
> >Idle HC ppm limit: 300
> >Result: 139
> >
> >Idle CO% limit: 1.5
> >Result: 0.44
> >
> >
> >ALJ
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Brent Henry" <thehenrys at sympatico.ca>
> >Sent by: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> >01/22/2004 08:55 PM
> >
> >
> >         To:     <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >         cc:
> >         Subject:        [s-cars] Failing the e-test?
> >
> >
> >I live in Ontario and here we have to do an emissions test every 2 years.
> >This year, my car has failed the test.  Initially, I just took the car in
> >thinking that it seemed to be running well, fuel consumption was normal,
> >not burning any oil and the power curve seemed normal?
> >
> >However, on the first test it failed on the Idle test for Hydro
Carbons --
> >approximately 50% higher then the limit.  So I have heard that cars test
> >better if you take them for a long highway run before the test... so I
> >took it out for a 40 minute highway run... it was good and hot, then I
> >took it right into the e-test facility and they took it in 5 minutes
> >later.  It tested considerably better, but still failed!  This time only
> >about 20% above the limit.
> >
> >So I called my mechanic and he said he had a sure fire way of passing
> >those e-tests... he said to change spark plugs, change the oil, replace
> >the air filter and then put in a liter of Methol Hydrate into a tank of
> >Sunoco Ultra 94 gas.  He said if nothing else is wrong, then it should
> >pass with flying colours!
> >
> >Well I did all of that and it failed with even a lower Hydro Carbon
> >reading at Idle, then the first test!  So now I am not sure what to?  The
> >only other thing that I can think of is to change the Oxygen Sensor.  I
> >had this sensor changed the last time I had an e-test 2 years ago.  It is
> >one of those Bosch 31913 units that was spliced in (half the price of a
> >sensor with the correct connector).
> >
> >I have run the VAG-COM and it does not kickout any Fault codes?  So does
> >anyone have any ideas on how to diagnose this problem?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Brent.
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