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A Taste of Home
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<blockquote data-quote="oldmodman" data-source="post: 14737215" data-attributes="member: 10303"><p>i just got a 2002 Toyota Corolla SMOG checked at a STAR station in West Los Angeles.</p><p></p><p>Easy pass. No tailpipe check at all. No inspection under the hood, no looking under the car. Never checked the gas cap either. Just plugged into the OBD II port and it passed in under two minutes.</p><p></p><p>My 1992 Ford Explorer still had to pass all the old testing requirements. Look under the hood, gas cap test, exhaust recirculator test, evap test, and tailpipe emissions test. </p><p></p><p>Prep for the test consisted of an oil change, five gallons of E-85 in the tank, and a 20 minute drive on the freeway to get it good and hot. Passed with no problem.</p><p></p><p>And did you know what California and a lot of other states are doing to get all the older cars off the road?</p><p></p><p>They change the rules requiring the old car to be cleaner when it's 22 years old than when it was new. With plain old 87 octane I would have failed. With 1/3 of a tank of E-85 I passed easily. :nono:</p><p></p><p>That must be why it is illegal to put ethanol in your tank to clean up your emissions. I do it because the old pile runs better. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="oldmodman, post: 14737215, member: 10303"] i just got a 2002 Toyota Corolla SMOG checked at a STAR station in West Los Angeles. Easy pass. No tailpipe check at all. No inspection under the hood, no looking under the car. Never checked the gas cap either. Just plugged into the OBD II port and it passed in under two minutes. My 1992 Ford Explorer still had to pass all the old testing requirements. Look under the hood, gas cap test, exhaust recirculator test, evap test, and tailpipe emissions test. Prep for the test consisted of an oil change, five gallons of E-85 in the tank, and a 20 minute drive on the freeway to get it good and hot. Passed with no problem. And did you know what California and a lot of other states are doing to get all the older cars off the road? They change the rules requiring the old car to be cleaner when it's 22 years old than when it was new. With plain old 87 octane I would have failed. With 1/3 of a tank of E-85 I passed easily. :nono: That must be why it is illegal to put ethanol in your tank to clean up your emissions. I do it because the old pile runs better. :-p [/QUOTE]
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