Failed Emissions
 

Failed emissions on the Idle HC ppm reading in Virginia.

The chart goes as follows:

HC ppm Limit: 125 Reading: 251 Result: Fail
CO% Limit: 1.00 Reading: 0.32 Result: Pass
RPM: 606 VALID
Dilution: 14.9 VALID

I passed all of the tests @ 2500 RPM where the HC ppm reading was 56 while the limit is 125.

Ideas? :(

Thanks!

My recent inspections:

#1

hc limit-100 reading 287 fail

#2

hc limit-100 reading 485 failed again

#3

limit-still 100 reading 2128:eek:


there's something wrong with that. i tried guarenteed to pass after the first inspection and it jumped to 485. then replaced fuel filter after 2nd inspection and it jumped to 2128:eek:

I'm as lost as you are:rolleyes:

Yeah, will have to figure this thing out soon... wont be able to register my car after September ... illegal driving ftw

I asked the guy after the 2nd time if i can drive it and he said yeah, just keep bringing it back every 45 days to get it re-inspected. If it fails, it fails, I can keep getting it re-inspected until it passes.

Just had my mothers car done... less than 5 minutes and everything perfect...

Toyotas ... *sigh*

Oh well, perhaps will head over to Professor Tom. Did you know he has a PhD in SVX Nano Uberchanics? That is he knows every single part of our cars by a sense of touch or smell or sound!

P.S.: Of course Young Tom would've been done by now :D :D :D :D

You know, it's a Toyota!! :D

What year and what kind of Toyota is that?

Sigh...:rolleyes:






Freekin kids!:eek: :p

when u had the emmisions checked, did you drive your car around for say 30 min on the freeway/ highway.. only way i could get my tealie to pass,, and CA emmisions are strict... just a suggestion.

Okay, thanks for the suggestion, I did drive it for like 10-15 minutes but not on the highway and no where near the sixth speed :rolleyes:

sounds like you are burning oil don't you think?

With a brand new Magnaflow 2-1 cat I scored 33 HC ppm at idle and 28 at 2500 RPM (limit 200. Ya, things are easier up here I guess:rolleyes: )

Make sure to get everything warmed up. The catalyst in your catalitic converters needs to be at operating temperature to work properly, and a warm engine will show less emmisions. Stomp the pedal a couple times on the way there to burn off any stuborn carbon deposits, and try not to shut the car off before it gets inspected.

Chris, Kirill HAS a brand new two into one Magnaflow cat.

Will try it again next weekend, the only thing I am worried about that I do indeed have an oil leak.