[Vwdiesel] Emission testing in Ontario, Canada

[Scott Kair]

    There was some discussion in the States some years ago about getting old
smoggers off the street by offering a reward of around $200 for turning them
in to scrap yards.
    That price held whether it was for a junker on blocks behind the garage
or a late-60's performance showcar.  Collectors raised a dozen kinds of hell
and after the proposal died it came out that the auto industry had been
pushing the idea as a means of boosting new car sales during a recession.
    It appears that the loophole is that if there were no standards for
light Diesel engines during the year of manufacture, a bit of judicious
hollering might result in a mere cursory inspection.  An even easier
expedient might be to turn down the smoke screw on the pump for the
inspection.
    Depends on what lengths you'll go to in order to torment bureaucrats.
:)
    Scott Kair


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy Cameron" <scameron at compmore.net>
To: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 12:06 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Emission testing in Ontario, Canada


>         CANADA, EH?
>
> This is excerpted from the Ontario Government web site providing info on
> emission testing.
> I think the site was built by a 16 year old pimply-faced geek (no links
back
> to HOME, bad spelling and grammar, etc.) You can get blind-alleyed
anywhere
> in it. You will use your History a lot.
>
> www.driveclean.com
>
> ********************************************
> Will diesel light duty vehicles be tested?
>
> Yes. At this time, a diesel light-duty vehicle is visually inspected for
> smoke emissions as the vehicle idles for a five minutes (sic). If more
than
> five consecutive seconds of visible smokeis observed during the one minute
> period (??), the vehicle will FAIL the emissions test. Future plans call
for
> testing these vehicles on a dynamometer.
>
> Will an older car like mine be able to pass the test if it is well tuned?
>
> If you keep your vehicle in good repair, there is good chance (LasVegas,
> anyone?) that it will pass. The emission standards are specific to each
> model year, so an older vehicle will not be required to match current
> emission requirements, but only the standards it was designed to meet,
with
> an allowance for vehicle aging.
>
> ********************************************
> Parenthesis mine.
>
> Comming soon to a crooked service shop near me.
>
> -They charge you for the test.
> -If you fail, they do up to $450CD work on the car.
> -If it still won't pass, you get a special dispensation.
> -The guy is guaranteed the $450 even if he can't fix it!
>
> A good reason to buy up all the old cars we can find and store them for
the
> future.
>
> Sandy
>
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