Bluffing the smog test

[ChipWrecked]

It's my birthday today (and where the hell is my cake? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]) so I was down to the wire to get my car licensed in California.

I have been driving almost two years with the 'check engine' light on.

California smog check can't be done if this light is on.

Light can be easily turned off, by pulling the battery cable for a minute or two, resetting the computer, which I did.

Took it straight to the center (about two weeks ago), the car passed every single emissions test except the one where my car's computer told the state's computer: I have just been reset.

Fail smog test. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

Guy tells me, drive it several cycles, bring it back in for a recheck.

Last Sunday night my wife comes in from errands, "Light's back on."

[censored]!

Pop cable again. Drive a few days. Take car in this morning, it passed! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

As I was pulling out of the test station, the light came back on.

Happy Birthday to me, and F U California! [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[Shajen]

spend the $25 in diagnostic fees to figure out why it's coming on. Probably a sensor needing reset or something. I hate those dummy lights. Annoying.

[ChipWrecked]

Actually, AutoZone will interpret the code no charge.

It sucks, because the car obviously isn't suffering or polluting with that light on, and I bet it would run $500 to get it fixed.

Happy Birthday! And FU California!

ScottieK

[ChipWrecked]

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Happy Birthday! And FU California!

ScottieK

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Thanks.

When I moved here, my cousin in Cedar Crest told me, "I am officially required to hate you now."

[d10]

Usually a check engine light indicates a problem a bit more serious than emissions. You might want to figure out what's causing it anyways.

[mostsmooth]

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Usually a check engine light indicates a problem a bit more serious than emissions. You might want to figure out what's causing it anyways.

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yes, sometimes its because your gas cap is loose.