Damn emissions!
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Damn emissions!
I recently took my car for an emissions test and failed (2.8Q)! The funny thing is, they never put the hose on the tail pipe. The guy told me my car failed the OBDII test. He stated my car doesn't have an OBD for his computer to read. This sounds kind of strange. Anyone know where the OBDII is located. Is he not doing something right or inot know what he's doing? Is my car really "OBDII-less"? Educate me. I need to know. He told me to come back in a couple of months when I got one put in. To my understanding, I thought all cars were made with it.
Thanks for all of your help so far. Peace.
Thanks for all of your help so far. Peace.
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Ames, IA
RE: Damn emissions!
All cars sold in the US starting in the 1996 model year have an OBDII connector. It's usually in the drivers side footwell area. Unless your car is european spec, which I highly doubt, then you have one.
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RE: Damn emissions!
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I recently took my car for an emissions test and failed (2.8Q)! The funny thing is, they never put the hose on the tail pipe. The guy told me my car failed the OBDII test. He stated my car doesn't have an OBD for his computer to read. This sounds kind of strange. Anyone know where the OBDII is located. Is he not doing something right or inot know what he's doing? Is my car really "OBDII-less"? Educate me. I need to know. He told me to come back in a couple of months when I got one put in. To my understanding, I thought all cars were made with it.
Thanks for all of your help so far. Peace.
I recently took my car for an emissions test and failed (2.8Q)! The funny thing is, they never put the hose on the tail pipe. The guy told me my car failed the OBDII test. He stated my car doesn't have an OBD for his computer to read. This sounds kind of strange. Anyone know where the OBDII is located. Is he not doing something right or inot know what he's doing? Is my car really "OBDII-less"? Educate me. I need to know. He told me to come back in a couple of months when I got one put in. To my understanding, I thought all cars were made with it.
Thanks for all of your help so far. Peace.
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RE: Damn emissions!
very dodgy test there, yes its OBD 2 the socket on the EUROPEAN car is int the rear cigar ashtary center console between the seats ( why does he need to plug into to that for emissions testing) that's for garages to diagnose faults not for him to poke around with, he didn't put the pipe in the exhaust which means he didn't carry out an emissions test "hes taking the P"