Re: Good Emissions Test In NoVA?
Posted by:
fmp
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Date: February 07, 2012 09:52AM
Anywhere Wrote:
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> What year is the car? If it is '96 (IIRC) or
> later, it has an OBD-II connection, and therefore,
> every emissions inspection station will be
> virtually identical.
>
> They plug in to your car's computer, and run
> various tests. If computer passes, car passes.
> Results are forwarded to DMV automatically, and
> there is really no room for individual inspector
> variations.
^^^ This ^^^
On the older cars one of the tricks is to use a different car.
Any inspector that knows how to beat the OBD II stuff isn't going to do it unless he knows you, or knows somebody that knows you. And it will probably cost you some serious green.