[s-cars] Failing the e-test?

Fri Jan 23 20:08:13 EST 2004

A friend of mine (RIP he is no longer among us) has said this in front of a 
judge for getting caught speeding at 164 km/h instead of 120 in Belgium. He 
got away with a 200 euros fine and that was it.

Never tried it myself, I've only been caught once speeding, all the other 
times were cameras and I got the picture in the mail after a few days...

my 0.02 worth of speeding :-)

Mihnea

At 19:59 23/01/2004 -0500, Mark Strangways wrote:
>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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