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Emissions Test (pg. 4)
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| DigiNut |
Just one other thing to keep in mind if you're dead-set on getting a forgery - if you're caught (and you will be if your car is belching out black smoke or something), you'll almost certainly have to pay a fine between $2000 and $10,000, and you could have your license suspended.
Since late 2006 or so, Ontario has really been cracking down on this type of thing. A lot of garages have lost their accreditation, and several have been fined upwards of $20,000. Considering that an e-test costs less than $50, and they can probably make $300 - $400 for the repairs, it's almost never worth it for them to forge a $250 certificate.
Good luck finding a place to do it. I think you'll find that it's not as easy as you may have been told, most likely by people who had it done or heard about it a few years ago.
By the way, you will never have to pay $600 for the actual repairs. I believe the repair limit is $450; if you pay that much, even if you haven't done ALL of the necessary repairs, you get a conditional pass, which means you're fine to drive and you just have to get another e-test in 2 years. It's really not that much money if you're already prepared to pay $250 for a fake. |
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| PurpleHaze |
| It's a 2002, still catless! It has to do with preparation right before I get to the e-test facility and the way they run the test for my car, they both work together to get me to JUST pass! |
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| Nick Cenik |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Brilliant. You do know that an e-test has nothing whatsoever to do with CO2, right?
Emissions testing is intended to prevent toxic or hazardous emissions. That includes:
- Hydrocarbons (HC, - incomplete combustion products)
- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
- Carbon Monoxide (CO - that's the one that will kill you if you leave your car running in the garage for 3 hours).
Drive Clean doesn't even regulate CO2 emissions. But I'm sure you already knew that, and were just making a joke, right?
Technically, since the main component in emissions control is the catalytic converter which converts a lot of those other bad things into harmless CO2, passing an emissions test would actually be increasing one's "carbon footprint." |
Aaron = t3h knowledgeable ;) |
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| pmoisse |
If you're willing to do the work yourself, change the spark plugs, PCV valve and air filter. Then go and get an oil change.
If you only need a slight improvement in order to pass, these simple things might see you through. |
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| Al |
| quote: | Originally posted by pmoisse
If you're willing to do the work yourself, change the spark plugs, PCV valve and air filter. Then go and get an oil change. |
to add ....
Run the highest octane gas your engine can take, but before you do that; DO seafoam your engine; clean it up. IF the engine has surpassed mods, chances are there are build up. SEAFOAM the engine from top to bottom, change to spanking new oil, modest octane fuel and go with your car warmed up, drive it for at least 60 KM before and make sure it's warmed up properly. Some shops will have you wait a bit before they actually do the etest, so be careful.
If you have a HI-flow cat, than that might be a problem, you should find somebody in the community who's willing to make a swap with you for a OEM cat. Also higher volume injectors are a tad of a problem with emission, but unless you have a turbo or S/C you need not worry.
Resonator has nothing to do with emissions, it's there sound dissipation and higher flow.
There are cheaper, easier and safer ways to get your car to pass e-test; Good Luck! |
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| VDub |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nick Cenik
Aaron = t3h knowledgeable ;) |
man...
Google and wiki will make anybody look like Einstein... |
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| VDub |
Another little trick is to put 3 bottles of gas line antifreeze in your tank just before you do your 60 km run...
They sell that guaranteed to pass stuff at crappy tire and it's the same as the antifreeze...
Just more expensive... |
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| teufel-man |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jem_hadar
To pass on (correct) information?
I find Aaron insightful myself, and am almost always happy to read his posts. He very effectively (and blatantly, yes) corrects a great deal of most ppl's misconceptions. |
Gotta keep in mind that this is tranceaddict and not scienceaddict... |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by VDub
man...
Google and wiki will make anybody look like Einstein... |
The fact that you automatically assume that I would have either the time or the inclination for such antics or that it would seriously fool any intelligent person says a lot more about you than it does about me. It's doubly funny to watch you fire off these blabbering mud babies to people who have actually met me and know exactly what I'm about.
| quote: | Originally posted by teufel-man
Gotta keep in mind that this is tranceaddict and not scienceaddict... |
Right, nor is it autoaddict or politics addict or enviroaddict. If we limited all discussions on this forum to trance music then it would be very dead very fast. |
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| teufel-man |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
Right, nor is it autoaddict or politics addict or enviroaddict. If we limited all discussions on this forum to trance music then it would be very dead very fast. |
My point was we are all experts on trance, but not on other , so when someone misuses the word carbon its not all that necessary to correct them. |
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| Yohan |
| quote: | Originally posted by teufel-man
My point was we are all experts on trance, |
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue: |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by teufel-man
My point was we are all experts on trance, but not on other , so when someone misuses the word carbon its not all that necessary to correct them. |
1. I'd gladly have my scrotum shaved before calling myself an "expert" on trance.
2. I can't believe that after all of these replies, you've still managed to totally miss the point. It wasn't about a "misuse of the word carbon", it was about a blanket misrepresentation of the actual purpose of an emissions test, one that could very well serve to encourage people to cheat on them when they are actually really important.
3. If someone who is clearly not an expert in a certain subject makes direct or implied claims about it, it's even more important to set the record straight. If someone who was an expert said something that sounded false or fallacious to me, my immediate reaction would be to check my own sources and make sure I wasn't mistaken, or, failing that, ask for an impartial reference to follow up on.
You can just keep digging that hole deeper if you want, but I would recommend at this point that you look sad and be quiet. |
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