[V8] Passed Inspection - Impressive Emissions Numbers

[Charles Wurts]

I also know the feeling.  I watched my numbers rise as the car got 
older.  Then I drove the car on four cylinders for about 12 miles 
(broken distributor a result of upside down tie rod);  the cats were 
glowing and the famous cat light came on as I rolled in the driveway.  
Scared the stuff out of me.  I soaked the driveway under the car with 
water for about ten minutes hoping that it might speed the cooling 
process;  molten cats under a still car is a scary proposition.....  
Anyway, I put another set of cats on the car when it failed emissions 
badly.  The car was nearly perfect after that with numbers like DaveM 
reported.  Its now half way back to bad again a few years later.....



On Mar 22, 2005, at 5:58 PM, Buchholz, Steven wrote:

> Yes, I hear you Dave!  I have the same feelings when going in for the
> old sniff test.
>
> Similar to your experience, when I brought #344 back from Colorado I
> took it in to the Smog Pros to qualify it for registration in 
> California
> ... the tech told me that he couldn't remember a car that had such 
> clean
> emissions ... Now I'm struggling to get it to pass though!  I'm hoping
> that the OXS I recently identified via the diags will get me back in 
> ...
> right now the car is just barely over the limit at high RPM ...
>
> BTW, the CO2 is currently not controlled ... but don't be surprised if
> that doesn't change some time soon ... it is a "greenhouse gas" after
> all ...
>
> Congrats!
>
> Steve B
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>>
>> I always hold my breath a little when my cars go through
>> inspection, especially emissions as the standards have become
>> so much more stringent. Well, as this was her first time
>> through I was more nervous than usual.  End result, not only
>> did she pass, but for a 15 yr. old car I was more than
>> impressed with the numbers:
>>
>> Hydrocarbons - Standard 100ppm  Result 8ppm
>> Carbon Monoxide - Standard 0.5ppm Result 0ppm
>> Carbon Dioxide - Standard (didn't say for some reason)  Result 14.8ppm
>>
>> I knew she was running well and that seems to confirm it.
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