Smog Worries.
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Smog Worries.
California really does suck. I need to get out of this state and fast. Smog laws have been slowly making it harder and harder for you to own a vehicle unless it is a hybrid or full electric. My truck isn't due for smog yet...but I am worried that it is not going to pass...mainly because I am hearing some rattling from my upper exhaust and I fear it is a seperated honeycomb in one of my cats. California doesn't allow you to replace cats with anything except factory so I think I'm screwed. Has anyone had to replace their cats in California? BTW, I have the stupid design where I have two cats built into each collector pipe.
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Hunt around for a less envirofreak inspector. Some take their jobs a little too serious. What exactly is involved in a CA smog test? Sniffer?
btw, what's it cost to get one inspected out there?
btw, what's it cost to get one inspected out there?
Last edited by mat-helm; Jan 5, 2006 at 07:13 PM.
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Usually, as long as the check engine light isn't lit, the cats are working fine. The rear o2 sensors will trip the light if the cats get inefficient.
It could just be a rattling heat shield.
It could just be a rattling heat shield.
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