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[Wildman]

Don't give them any ideas

Didn't know it was that bad... We're CA north & you're CA east...

 

[tworley]

Didn't know it was that bad... We're CA north & you're CA east...

We've adopted the CA regs unfortunately. I think that occurred in 2020 maybe? No safety inspections thankfully

 

[Wildman]

We've adopted the CA regs unfortunately. I think that occurred in 2020 maybe? No safety inspections thankfully

WA stopped doing emission testing about 10 years ago. Where I live it wasn't required but they did in the more populated areas.

 

[Rickyd]

We've adopted the CA regs unfortunately. I think that occurred in 2020 maybe? No safety inspections thankfully

I don't need to smog anything in my county except to first register when buying or bringing from out of state. Sniffer for 1999 and older but just a visual inspection and obd2 readiness check for newer cars

 

[tworley]

WA stopped doing emission testing about 10 years ago. Where I live it wasn't required but they did in the more populated areas.

CO is similar. Essentially the front range from Fort Collins down to Colorado Springs is subject to emissions, the rest of the state has no requirements.

 

[FarFire70]

I don't need to smog anything in my county except to first register when buying or bringing from out of state. Sniffer for 1999 and older but just a visual inspection and obd2 readiness check for newer cars

CO is similar. Essentially the front range from Fort Collins down to Colorado Springs is subject to emissions, the rest of the state has no requirements.

I was about to ask about if you got the sniffer from your original posted data because here in MD we have do to emissions every 2 years but for any OBDII - it's just a plug-in check and go.

Ran a quick check of MD standards and it looks like we don't require sniffer for anything 95+ with OBDII...

Glad you passed! I recall throwing parts at my 91 Camaro to get it passed on the sniffer (Back then in PA and you failed, you just had to spend $150 in parts (not labor) to 'try' to pass and you 'earned a pass', but it was every year testing) — I'm sure it felt good to get the manifold replaced, knowing that would help pass the test.

 

[jjvw]

I was about to ask about if you got the sniffer from your original posted data because here in MD we have do to emissions every 2 years but for any OBDII - it's just a plug-in check and go.

Ran a quick check of MD standards and it looks like we don't require sniffer for anything 95+ with OBDII...

Glad you passed! I recall throwing parts at my 91 Camaro to get it passed on the sniffer (Back then in PA and you failed, you just had to spend $150 in parts (not labor) to 'try' to pass and you 'earned a pass', but it was every year testing) — I'm sure it felt good to get the manifold replaced, knowing that would help pass the test.

At least the last 2-3 tests, mine just gets plugged into the odbii reader. I don't think they have run it on the rollers or used the sniffer above an idle since I put on 35s.

 

[FarFire70]

At least the last 2-3 tests, mine just gets plugged into the odbii reader. I don't think they have run it on the rollers or used the sniffer above an idle since I put on 35s.

I was surprised to find it was tough to find a shop that would align a vehicle on 35s around me.

I get your thinking of surprise they'd run yours on 35s on the rollers. I guess there's enough (older) lifted trucks in CO to justify equipment that will fit/meet the requirement to survive requiring regularly spinning that mass.

 

[rasband]

I was about to ask about if you got the sniffer from your original posted data because here in MD we have do to emissions every 2 years but for any OBDII - it's just a plug-in check and go.

Ran a quick check of MD standards and it looks like we don't require sniffer for anything 95+ with OBDII...

Glad you passed! I recall throwing parts at my 91 Camaro to get it passed on the sniffer (Back then in PA and you failed, you just had to spend $150 in parts (not labor) to 'try' to pass and you 'earned a pass', but it was every year testing) — I'm sure it felt good to get the manifold replaced, knowing that would help pass the test.

We can bypass sniffer if we go by two "roadside" checks a year. These just sit on the onramp to the main highways and it seems easy to game. I just check where they are every few months and make a pass in each car.

When my jeep sat a couple years I missed it and they said they can't do 35" tires or bigger at most of the emissions locations and tried to tell me I had to go somewhere else. I pushed back and they just passed me anyway.

I'm hoping to register a new 1981 F150 outside the Denver Metro to avoid having to care at all for a vehicle that sees like 500 miles a year.

 

[jjvw]

I was surprised to find it was tough to find a shop that would align a vehicle on 35s around me.

I get your thinking of surprise they'd run yours on 35s on the rollers. I guess there's enough (older) lifted trucks in CO to justify equipment that will fit/meet the requirement to survive requiring regularly spinning that mass.

I don't know how it is supposed to work and I don't question it. There are more than enough giant brodozer trucks that need emissions out here. They can't all be installing smaller tires for a day.

 

[FarFire70]

We can bypass sniffer if we go by two "roadside" checks a year. These just sit on the onramp to the main highways and it seems easy to game. I just check where they are every few months and make a pass in each car.

When my jeep sat a couple years I missed it and they said they can't do 35" tires or bigger at most of the emissions locations and tried to tell me I had to go somewhere else. I pushed back and they just passed me anyway.

I'm hoping to register a new 1981 F150 outside the Denver Metro to avoid having to care at all for a vehicle that sees like 500 miles a year.

I cleared my TJ's plates being canceled due to delayed emissions by 2 days - just because TJ was huge up on jackstands through most of COVID and I just (and they allowed) me to keep punting it out.

TJ was barely legal to get over to one of the self-test stations where I could plug into the OBD myself and test & clear...

All so we don't get to hot in the summer...

I don't know how it is supposed to work and I don't question it. There are more than enough giant brodozer trucks that need emissions out here. They can't all be installing smaller tires for a day.

I get it - go in and pass if you know you'll pass.

If the state offers any independent shops to also perform the job - that's where you can 'find a way', even if it's an 'above board' way... I wouldn't ever do that

 

[Rickyd]

I was about to ask about if you got the sniffer from your original posted data because here in MD we have do to emissions every 2 years but for any OBDII - it's just a plug-in check and go.

Ran a quick check of MD standards and it looks like we don't require sniffer for anything 95+ with OBDII...

Glad you passed! I recall throwing parts at my 91 Camaro to get it passed on the sniffer (Back then in PA and you failed, you just had to spend $150 in parts (not labor) to 'try' to pass and you 'earned a pass', but it was every year testing) — I'm sure it felt good to get the manifold replaced, knowing that would help pass the test.

I've heard rumors that CA might exempt the older rigs that need sniffer tests. There are so few on the road and the expensive smog equipment for them doesn't turn a profit for smog stations. Here's hoping!

 

[tworley]

At least the last 2-3 tests, mine just gets plugged into the odbii reader. I don't think they have run it on the rollers or used the sniffer above an idle since I put on 35s.

They've done that to me a couple of times. Not sure what the requirement is for the sniffer or not.

I was about to ask about if you got the sniffer from your original posted data

My 2020 emissions report vs 2025
HC GPM: 0.626 vs 0.2858
CO GPM: 10.217 vs 7.0071
CO2 GPM: 621.2405 vs 597.5057
Nox GPM: 2.198 vs 1.6283

We can bypass sniffer if we go by two "roadside" checks a year. These just sit on the on ramp to the main highways and it seems easy to game. I just check where they are every few months and make a pass in each car.

When my jeep sat a couple years I missed it and they said they can't do 35" tires or bigger at most of the emissions locations and tried to tell me I had to go somewhere else. I pushed back and they just passed me anyway.

I'm hoping to register a new 1981 F150 outside the Denver Metro to avoid having to care at all for a vehicle that sees like 500 miles a year.

I was reading into that while waiting at the facility. You have to pass 2 roadside checks a year, but they have to be 14 months within your emissions expiration date.

I've gone to the Air Care in Boulder 3 times now. No one has ever said anything about my tire size. This week, they said my tires were too tall. But directed me to a different lane where I'd never tested before. The lady said they can test any tire size in that Lane.

 

[jjvw]

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I was reading into that while waiting at the facility. You have to pass 2 roadside checks a year, but they have to be 14 months within your emissions expiration date.

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I have long been suspicious of that because I drive past those frequently and I never see any method of capturing a license plate.

 

[tworley]

I have long been suspicious of that because I drive past those frequently and I never see any method of capturing a license plate.

Secrete hidden camera behind van windows with decals all over them.

 

[tworley]

Also comparing my results to 2020, the State has lowered the limits of HC from 1.2 to 1.0. and NOx from 3 to 2.5.

 

[tworley]

Its in rough shape, but its straighter than what I have and will be covered soon enough.

 

[jjvw]

 

[tworley]

I had broken a spot weld when the tailgate took a hit at Moab. Josh bedazzled it yesterday.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

I had broken a spot weld when the tailgate took a hit at Moab. Josh bedazzled it yesterday.

Josh's new nickname: "The Bedazzler."