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Originally posted by AutocroSSer:
Few notes :

13. Wayne : that is the case with OBD-II smog in TX (and some other states) that it is only a plug-in and readiness monitor check. In CA, we have to pass the plug-in, readiness, visual AND tailpipe (and ALL of them) on an OBD-II car. And the tailpipe is now on the dyno in many parts of CA, which is tougher to pass than the old idle/2500 test (i.e. what TX now requires for 95 and older cars).

Ouch!

I forget how bad it is over there. Got reminded when I was trying to help a fellow Festiva owner get past smog. My car, a '90, which barely passed here, would be a "gross polluter" over there...

Still comes back to needing an OBDII PCM to pass...

I hope to be back in Louisiana with no smog checks by the time it gets that bad here. If not, my car will certainly be registered there.

The Impala gets new check valves annually...

 

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still trying.. i had a code for my driver side o2's being set off so i got new front o2's for both sides and switched my old front pass side sensor to the rear driver side and now i'm getting a code for the pass side so i guess both my rear o2's were bad. oh well. i'm gonna change that one out and then see what CEL i get after that because i know there will be one. i haven't run my car without the CEL with my stock pcm since i bought it but i can try.

now, if i reconnect the manifold hook ups, can i replace the tube that goes under the engine with heater hose and connect them to the pump that way? it will be a lot easier for me to do it that way. any tips? i'm gonna try this soon but i need to get my hands on another manifold hook up