grrr... failed inspection
stupid Mass. inspection... passed everything including emissions and they failed it for a small leak in the cat. it was a small split in a seam about 2 inches long.. definitely leaking but still the cat was working and no CEL.. bastids...:dead1:
anyhow the shop that did the inspection told me the entire exhaust was''gone'' and need $500 for a new cat and new all back from there... told them i'll see you for the re-inspection (free). went to the guys that do all my hot work and they showed me the small leak in the cat so i had them cut it out and replace with a new cat.. rest of exhaust was fine with no leaks...and.. they didn't wreck the o2 sensors. result over $300 savings.. went back to the original inspection shop for the free retest passed no problem. i hate when shops try to say something is wrong when it isn't ... :ouch: |
I take the 'Inspection ' shop also did repairs ?
$$$$$$$$$ Gotta make a buck somehow these days. There will always be crooked mechanics. Probably trying to get that Christmas bonus before their job is terminated. |
Originally Posted by OTRtech
(Post 1135483)
I take the 'Inspection ' shop also did repairs ?
$$$$$$$$$ Gotta make a buck somehow these days. There will always be crooked mechanics. Probably trying to get that Christmas bonus before their job is terminated. maybe i'll get those guys to do plugs+wires and install a flowmaster muffler because they were actually honest and have done a lot of quality work for me before.:knockedou |
weld the hole up and go back haha...... might of been even cheeper fix.
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Dude just use chewing gum. After a couple pieces your good to go.
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And people say California sucks... shesh...
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Originally Posted by Old Black Cat
(Post 1135541)
weld the hole up and go back haha...... might of been even cheeper fix.
whatever, it was the original cat anyhow... |
Originally Posted by rngprerunner
(Post 1135570)
And people say California sucks... shesh...
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Originally Posted by jaysinpa
(Post 1135669)
Mass just follows Cali's regs. So they're just as bad.
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Originally Posted by rngprerunner
(Post 1135674)
No, I'd say worse... I've never failed an "inspection". All they care here is that you have cats, the sniffer does the rest. They don't "inspect" anything but emissions.
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Originally Posted by 97ranger xlt
(Post 1135715)
emissions limits in CA must be way more strict than here...
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Originally Posted by 97ranger xlt
(Post 1135534)
no no !! as i said i took it my guys that do my hot work.. a different shop and the bill was $300 less...
maybe i'll get those guys to do plugs+wires and install a flowmaster muffler because they were actually honest and have done a lot of quality work for me before.:knockedou |
Originally Posted by rngprerunner
(Post 1135735)
Nope. If they test for emissions its likely the same as we've got here.
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Originally Posted by rngprerunner
(Post 1135735)
Nope. If they test for emissions its likely the same as we've got here.
my son's VW failed for NOX so we put a new cat on and it passed. i seem to remember the readings were listed then but that was an OBD1 car. so what's all the hubub about CA emissions then? all i know is they all bite.:squint: another way to rip $29 off you every year. |
Originally Posted by leadfoot
(Post 1135753)
Don't get a flowmaster, you won't pass inspection. In MA you cant have anything louder than stock. A ticket for too loud of exhaust also counts as a moving violation.
thanks MA state laws ruining our fun. course it would way less noisy that a stock diesel superduty.. |
Gotta love mass man. I always get away with my window tint though haha. yet i always get told to take off my smoke plate covers haha
and i DO have a flowmaster muffler SIDO....always pass inspection with no issues.... |
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