proposed new smog check
02-24-2010, 05:23 PM
#1
proposed new smog check
From today's mercury news:
"Under the measure, any California motorist with a 1996 or newer vehicle would no longer be required to pass a tailpipe emissions test or a treadmill test. Instead, every two years when the vehicle is due for a smog inspection, a technician would hook up a meter to a port under the dashboard and download data from the vehicle's computerized onboard diagnostic system.
Such computerized systems have been required by the federal government for all new cars since 1996; they use dashboard lights to alert drivers to a wide range of problems. They also record data that show whether a car's pollution-control systems are working properly."
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-...nclick_check=1
Does this mean if you have a cobb disable your CEL's, then you're good to go?
"Under the measure, any California motorist with a 1996 or newer vehicle would no longer be required to pass a tailpipe emissions test or a treadmill test. Instead, every two years when the vehicle is due for a smog inspection, a technician would hook up a meter to a port under the dashboard and download data from the vehicle's computerized onboard diagnostic system.
Such computerized systems have been required by the federal government for all new cars since 1996; they use dashboard lights to alert drivers to a wide range of problems. They also record data that show whether a car's pollution-control systems are working properly."
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-...nclick_check=1
Does this mean if you have a cobb disable your CEL's, then you're good to go?
02-24-2010, 07:01 PM
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