Emissions failed!!
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From: Ft Scott
I didn't think anyone ever failed Az diesel emissions. Mine has been tested there every Dec for the last 7 years and it always passed. What station do you go to? I usualy went to 40th St and Bell but 1 time I went to the one on Dunlap in Sunnyslope and they didn't test it because they didn't like the way it sounded at WOT. A Directors Certificate is what they issue if they cant test it and that's all you need to go with the registration. 4% is the most I ever got and thats with injectors and the chip turned up. There's another station over on Bell just before Grand and I've been there a dozen or so time with some raggedy old mixers and end dumps and they always passed.
Click the APG link in my signature and sign in with the local PSD group and you'll get all the help you need.
Oops.. sigs are short here and the link wouldn't fit
http://www.azpsg.com/index.php?referrerid=35
Click the APG link in my signature and sign in with the local PSD group and you'll get all the help you need.
Oops.. sigs are short here and the link wouldn't fit
http://www.azpsg.com/index.php?referrerid=35
Last edited by BlueMule; Oct 9, 2008 at 07:00 PM. Reason: APG link
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Tuned
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From: Goodyear, AZ
Yea, I think I had that pass for me done once, but I am going to see if they will just issue me an idle test and I'll bitch about how I don't want a blown motor, otherwise I'm just going to baby it reving it up. Efing tree huggers, when will they realize my diesel is still cleaner than most cars!! ARGH!!
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From: Belair md
leave the map on the hot side, it reduces lag which in turn will keep you fueling at the proper time to also yield better fuel efficiency in the cylinders. diesel kleen is mostly kerosene anyway so i still say throw some kero in there and bitch about not wanting your 200 thousand mile motor hitting the red-line unless they are willing to fork out the $12k it costs to purchase a new drop in motor............
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Tuned
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From: Goodyear, AZ
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From: Ft Scott
You only get one retest for free. You might think about going down to Western States on 15th Ave and getting some B99 to help clear the smoke.
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I still can't believe you failed. I could black out all the lanes on the 101 and still passed every year.
Western States Petroleum Arizona Locations
Alternative Fuel Facts : Agri Bio Diesel
I still can't believe you failed. I could black out all the lanes on the 101 and still passed every year.
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Tuned
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From: Goodyear, AZ
Well the emissions guy was talking to me and I wasn't paying much attention so I was punching it (kinda like when you want it to smoke) so I think that was a huge part of it. I'll be easy on the pedal this time, and I did run a big thing of diesel Kleen through it now, so we shall see...
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My understanding is that they're requiring it in the next two years for New trucks, and then beginning to do it for older ones. We should be old enough to never test. As of the law right now, i'm going by California Smog Checks - Emissions Regulations, CA Smog Testing Stations - DMV.ORG
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Tuned
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From: Goodyear, AZ
Well, I want to thank everyone for their help and input. Just wanted to let you know how much of a scam emissions really is after this ordeal. I found last years record for my opacity, it was 14%. The allowed limit is 40%, and I failed with 52%. All I did was change my air filter from a K&N drop in to the 6637, moved my MAP sensor back to original (which was not done when I got 14%) and put the regular amount of diesel kleen in that normally run, and my score was a big fat 0%. I did ease into full throttle this time, but seriously, this shows that their test sucks *****!!!
BTW I did go to another testing station.
BTW I did go to another testing station.
