cali smog test time

can anybody recommend smog station in the san francisco bay area,that knows what there doing when it comes to diesel and don't give any BS crap and make sh!t up trying to fu@k with you.

Actually, you might want is a station that is not big on diesels. They go by a book and look for all of the items that are supposed there. If you are trying to BS your way through, they might be a little easier on you.

Dave

Can't help you in the Bay Area. The guy I went to owns a F-250 SD, He said that I may have to remove my pyrometer thermocouple because it is a modification to the exhaust system, but not this year. What they check is for computer codes , performance chips, if the snog equip. is in place , Air filter modifications, and for Excessive smoke. He stated that this year was a experiment and that most of the questionable items such as thermocouples, Air cleaners, would be addressed and answered. Hope this helps. Joe

wooohooo passed the smog test,they inspected all the smog equipment and they did the smoke test did'nt do the obd II test i pointed out to the tech person it's exempt showed him the factory sticker on the pass.side valve cover(yep it's a federal truck,not from cali)

I still think that smog testing is poor legislature. They want to test diesels because some "clean air" groups say its a good thing. Only thing is that most of the gross pollution vehicles are exempt from the test. Most our (at least mine) states the its a very low emission vehicle.

While the Smog testers gouge you by only providing a "visual" smog test and by jumpin on the fuel peddle and watching for heavy black smoke, while charging extra prices because the vehicle is a truck.

Most places I went to (in my area) refused to conduct the test because they really did not know what they were looking for in the first place.

They tried the same thing in Florida and repealed it. I (we) can only hope that our legislature figures it out and repeals it in California too.

I think that what they are mostly concerned about is modified vehicles.
I don't know of the statistics but I can bet you that a modified truck pollutes far more than a stock one.
I like more power but there is a price to pay isn't there.

Got my Tag renewal for 2011 yesterday. Nothing about a Smog Check requirement.

Nothing last year, nothing this year.

Wunder if it's cuz my 2K is Non-Cat

Anybody ?

BIG JOE said:

Got my Tag renewal for 2011 yesterday. Nothing about a Smog Check requirement.

Nothing last year, nothing this year.

Wunder if it's cuz my 2K is Non-Cat

Anybody ?

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No problem. wait til next year. The law only came into effect last year. Be happy your missing it.

Unless you are living in a non smog test area.

2005 PSD got mine smogged no problem at the dealer- have exhaust system, AFE- cat still on- no issue- the guy told me how clean it was.