hope this doesnt ruin it for me when i need to smog and these places all get closed down

 

Dont forget the stiff fines/possible jail time the operators face

 

They will definitely check your car out and hook you up
355 Convention Way
Redwood City, CA 94063
(650) 369-6261

 

Hahahahhahahahahhaahhahaahah!!!!!

Sent from my SGH-I747 using i-Crub.... I mean Club

 

Yeah posting these kinds of threads is retarded.

 

What about this place?
4416 I-880
Fremont 94538-1196
510-794-3658

 

change your downpipe yet new booty? He's got ten posts. I smell scam.

 

I'm having trouble trying to get my '87 Subaru RX smogged. It passed the sniffer test but then failed on EGR Functional and Timing Functional. Unfortunately, the guy didn't really explain what these tests were and how to fix them. I was going to try to replace the EGR valve and hope that solves that problem but I am not sure I can fix the timing issue... If anybody has a smog shop that works with Subarus that could explain what I need to fix that would be great (or if some of the more mechanically inclined on here know what these tests are about, I've search the internet but its a mess of info ).

 

I think the stock timing specs on that thing is 20 +/-2 BTDC @ 700rpm with test connector plugged in. You'll need to make sure your timing is good. Either your timing was off or he forgot to plug in the connector.

EGR is 2 tests. One is making sure your EGR diaphram functions when you give vacuum to it (give vacuum to an idling car and it *should* stumble or die out is the easiest way to check). The second is to make sure the vacuum comes from the control side (usually done by just revving the car unless yours comes under load). Yours failed one or both of those tests resulting in and EGR functional fail.


To check this stuff you'll need a vacuum gauge and a timing light. Good luck!

 

Thanks, that is pretty much the conclusion I reached too. The thing I fear about the timing is that the car isn't entirely stock as the previous owner claims. It either is the stock EA82T but with the turbo removed and an Multiport Intake swapped on or it is a full EA82 swap. I am fearing that if it is the EA82T but with the Turbo delete that whoever did this screwed around with the timing to get it to run right with the lower compression setup.

In the long run, I'll probably swap in an EJ motor but I need to get this smogged so I can get it all properly registered. I guess I will see Sunday if I can fix both of these things

 

Ever read the fines? I looked it up one time: The shop can lose its license and the fine is $25K.

 

25k is cheap. I get the booklet quarterly and some owners get fines upwards of 200k. They charge the shop owner for the entire investigation and then some.

 

I think it said $25k was the minimum fine, not including all the other stuff.

 

You can have less than that too. Monetarily speaking, first citation used to be $500 for the tech and $500 for the shop owner and it ramps up the next citation.

The investigation fees can vary but Ive never seen a minimum limit. Ive seen many under 10k and many over 50k.

Auto Repair and Smog Check Newsletters

if you're curious, they're near the end of the booklets.

 

Why wasn’t this tread immediately locked and trashed?!

Remind me again why I should publically incriminate myself and my sources (which I might or might not have) in writing? Especially since I never met you and you didn’t seem to bother participating in the community until you needed something.

I don't mean to the the ***hole here, do what the rest of us do in these cases...get off the couch, take off the aftermarket parts, pass, put everything back on. Instead, your lazy **** went straight to an illegal worst case scenario option over a few simple bolt ons.