Beginning January 1st, MY 2000 and newer will not have to spin the rollers for smog anymore. They going to start just checking the ECU for codes at a “STAR” station.
I think this could be beneficial to some with modified cars.
An O2 sensor spacer could be of benefit.
I can’t find the specific reference at the moment but, there was speculation that a verification of the code will be performed on ’06 and newer vehicles. I assumption was that the check would be done by comparing the checksum data supplied by the OEM against what the ECU is reporting at the time of inspection. That could make reflahsing more challenging.
Yes, I’m also starting to hate this great state.[/quote]
it’s a 94… And yes, I’m aware of the new tests through the OBD port only…BUT, it’s not happening yet. Trust me… I looked into it…That’s another stupid rule…
If your car has OBD2, rather than sampling emissions out of the tailpipe, they’ll just read it from OBD2 data….Meanwhile, people with money with resources to fudge the ECU will pass just fine…Lol….
Totally backassward.
Also, I was talking to some smog guys and a lot of people are getting out of the business…
It seems like if the smog test place reports cars that fail, it counts against them (even if they are a test only facility…)…I was like huh?
Also, they are now subject to random inspection…So CA inspectors will bring a stock car in, maybe loosen one plug/o2 sensor just a bit…And even if the car passes smog, but the smogger didn’t catch the slightly loosened sensor, they’ll get flagged/dinged….
Pretty stupid…[/quote]
flu, is the vehicle you are eyeing a Toy/Lexus product?
Most Toyotas and all Lexuses began using OBDII in 1994, but they are the exception.
