New tip on passing emmissions :)

Tested in WI or IL?

My 328 was just tested in WI and they didn't even consider doing a rolling test. They also didn't check the gas cap. No one at the testing station even touched the car.

 

looks like they put an extra zero in occurances 12, 16 and 18

 

Doesn't work that way in Texas. If it's not computer compliant, it HAS to go on the rollers.

I'm really tempted to buy an acre out in an uncontrolled county and register the machine there.

 

i think that kind of error is somewhat common. i have seen it on my own receipts. they've goofed on the mileage altogether. i am not a fan of gas station service work, at least in my area.

 

That was my experience as well. Sniff at idle, look under hood. Kind of a waste of state money from an air quality point of view, I think. Never looked at it as a way to document mileage, but that's a good point now that WI issues mileage exempt titles for older cars.

I too found old emissions testing slips from previous states where my car lived. Interesting pieces of history.

 

Same here, with just under 24,000 on the 328 and I also have a '67 Pontiac GTO with 62,000 documented miles that now has a mileage exempt tilte.

I know that many other states do the same thing. I would imagine they quit documenting mileage because it costs extra somehow or someone sued the state even though the mileage is seller reported.

 

Got my 91 348 done today, passed easy. In Texas, the rule is, '96 or newer, it does the rolling test. Older than that, you do the the sniffer at idle and at about 2500rpm. I think you can opt to do the roller test if there is a better chance of it passing.

It was pretty comical, all the guys in the garage were coming over checking it out, and asking me tons of questions. How fast? How much? Is it a Lamborghini? When it was all over, I realized they didn't bother to check any lights, blinkers, horn, wipers.... I think they forgot! Most fun inspection ever!

 

In Illinois, mileage isn't documented on cars 10 or more years old.

 

In MD it is always documented on the title. Unless there was a problem with it at one point , then there is a checkbox that says odometer not true

 

they do rollers in Dallas? not in Austin, at least yet......
Last inspection I went with the low mileage waiver.

 

You have 140,000 miles on your testarossa?

Very impressive!

 

I will be your first illegal immigrant...

In CA, they put the 328 on rollers and drove it. It passed easily. I didn't ask for an idle test - not sure you can do that here.

 

I live in CA and was required to bring my GTO to a "Test Only" station for the smog test. Like some of you, they were afraid to put it on the rolling dyno. They entered some sort of gibberish into the computer and passed it the old fashion way.

In CA, I guess like Texas, if you live in a non high smog impact zone (i.e., outside of LA, central valley, Bay Area, San Diego) they do not require the rolling dyno test and there are no "Test Only" stations. So, registering your car in one of those areas will avoid all this foolishness; at least for now.

Steve

 

register it in FL they havent figured out what emissions tests are there yet, hence almost all my cars have Fl tags

 

In TX we do have a non-roller test for all wheel non-OBD2 cars like my Quattro. It requires an idle test and then one for 3 minutes at 2500 rpm, which has to be within 200 rpm or you start the test over. Its 3 strikes and you pay another fee to start all over. Whenever my engine fans cut in the revs drop by enough to blow the rev band and make the test start over. I finally figured out that you should do these tests with the a/c on so that the engine fans are engaged from the start. This exemption does not exist for non AWD cars unless they are over 25 years and are officially "Classics" I believe.