[Vwdiesel] Emission testing in Ontario, Canada

[Fernando Fiore]

In Florida, (when they used to have any emissions testing), they ran the car
on a dyno and put a lazer across the exhaust pipe, which measured opacity.
The limit was 20%, and my pretty accurately tuned rabbit 1.6NA with like
140,000 miles had a 4-7% opacity.  there was barely any visible soot when
watching it, to give you an idea of soot amount.

Just a thought,

Nando


>From: gabangs at newmail.net
>To: Scott Kair <scott3491 at home.com>
>CC: vwdiesel at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Emission testing in Ontario, Canada
>Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 06:00:58 -0800
>
>Being charged just to let your car idle... what a croc o' s#!%
>
>Here in the people's republic of Kalifornia, the "smog buyout" is $1000.
>A neighbor had an early model Dodge Caravan which failed smog. He was
>getting it smogged so he could sell it. He was going to ask $800 for. He
>took the $1000. So, he profited from such a law.
>
>However, nothing but engine condition and pump timing (well, maybe some
>whamidyne additive) will do anything to reduce smoking in our cars. The
>smoke screw and max fuel screw only come into play at full throttle.
>
>But there was discussion long ago of a "snap throttle" test. Again looking
>at exhaust opacity.
>
>Gag!
>
>-Gary, San Diego
>1985 Quantum TD
>
>
>On 2002.02.14 03:50:33 -0800 Scott Kair wrote:
> >     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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