Just smogged -- NO(PPM) a little high...whatsit mean?

[Muse]

http://www.castlepackspower.com/Pages/articles/RSGDAN.html

Unfortunately this link, which was GREAT, no longer works.

I'm back (2 years later), because I have to get the same car smogged again. I'm nervous because I was not too far from not passing, as seen in the OP.

 

[Ferzerp]

http://www.castleproducts.ca/Pages/articles/RSGDAN.html


google is your friend 😉

 

[Muse]

http://www.castleproducts.ca/Pages/articles/RSGDAN.html


google is your friend 😉

Cool, so are you. Much obliged! :thumbsup:

 

[compman25]

NO - nitrous oxide (parts per million). the crazy variation leads me to believe a busted machine.

Nitrogen oxide is NO, nitrous oxide is N2O.

 

[jlee]

You know, I've lived in California for 20 years now and I've never had a car fail smog despite not following ANY of your advice...your friends must drive old clunkers with issues I guess.

No changes other than going for a much longer drive on the second run. I ended up replacing the cat and passed, but driving longer did make a difference on my second test:

Same cat, car running on E85:

Turns out I only had a two-way cat, and a shitty one at that. I got a new Cali-spec 3-way...this was the result (on E85):

 

[JulesMaximus]

No changes other than going for a much longer drive on the second run. I ended up replacing the cat and passed, but driving longer did make a difference on my second test:

Same cat, car running on E85:

Turns out I only had a two-way cat, and a shitty one at that. I got a new Cali-spec 3-way...this was the result (on E85):

So, it failed on both but once you fixed your car it passed.

By the way, that post of mine you quoted is 2 years old. :sneaky:

 

[jlee]

So, it failed on both but once you fixed your car it passed.

By the way, that post of mine you quoted is 2 years old. :sneaky:

My point was giving the cat more time to warm up did in fact change the results.

Yeah, I know...old thread. I didn't have this info at the time of the OP. 😛

 

[ThatsABigOne]

Glad that I live in a place where smog checks are not mandatory. I wonder how my 1998 Acura 3.5RL with 184k miles will do though!