My Suburban passed California Smog Test

[dirtyoldman]

I took my Burb in to have the bi-annual check done last sat.,and it passed with ease.For those of you who don't need to do that consider yourselfs lucky,it's a PITA,especially when the vehicle doesn't pass....no new license sticker.

All the smog equipment better be there and working.They do a visual and mechanical check.They put a sniffer up your tailpipe,they put it on rollers and check it while running it,in gear,kinda like a scaled down dyno.Something as simple as a leaking gas cap can be a fail.

I'm guessing there are some good stories about smogging your car/truck,please tell us

 

[Bigredmariner]

I took my Burb in to have the bi-annual check done last sat.,and it passed with ease.For those of you who don't need to do that consider yourselfs lucky,it's a PITA,especially when the vehicle doesn't pass....no new license sticker.

All the smog equipment better be there and working.They do a visual and mechanical check.They put a sniffer up your tailpipe,they put it on rollers and check it while running it,in gear,kinda like a scaled down dyno.Something as simple as a leaking gas cap can be a fail.

I'm guessing there are some good stories about smogging your car/truck,please tell us

Sounds similar to a physical when you get older right.

Congrats on passing that sucker.

 

[dirtyoldman]

,no shit,my old lady has been after me to one of them tests done...I tell her no f'n way....exit only

 

[Bigredmariner]

 

[Hickspanic]

I took my Burb in to have the bi-annual check done last sat.,and it passed with ease.For those of you who don't need to do that consider yourselfs lucky,it's a PITA,especially when the vehicle doesn't pass....no new license sticker.

All the smog equipment better be there and working.They do a visual and mechanical check.They put a sniffer up your tailpipe,they put it on rollers and check it while running it,in gear,kinda like a scaled down dyno.Something as simple as a leaking gas cap can be a fail.

I'm guessing there are some good stories about smogging your car/truck,please tell us

Hell, here in TX, it's only once a year.glad ya passed though.

 

[Texas Jim]

I took my Burb in to have the bi-annual check done last sat.,and it passed with ease.For those of you who don't need to do that consider yourselfs lucky,it's a PITA,especially when the vehicle doesn't pass....no new license sticker.

All the smog equipment better be there and working.They do a visual and mechanical check.They put a sniffer up your tailpipe,they put it on rollers and check it while running it,in gear,kinda like a scaled down dyno.Something as simple as a leaking gas cap can be a fail.

I'm guessing there are some good stories about smogging your car/truck,please tell us

Hell, here in TX, it's only once a year.glad ya passed though.

Bi-annual is every two years.
SEMI-annual is twice a year...but you knew all that anyway.

 

[Texas Jim]

Gramps,

Glad it passed ok.

When they started the smog checks here in my area...back in the early '80's...
I had a 1980 Cadillac with true duals and "NO" catalytic converters...but I knew an inspector.

When it was time for the inspection...he would hook up a car that had already passed...but put MY VIN in the machine.
After running all the tests again on the GOOD car...I got my sticker.

It costs me a few dollars extra each year, of course, but it was worth it...at that time... to not put all the junk back on my car.

 

[Hickspanic]

I took my Burb in to have the bi-annual check done last sat.,and it passed with ease.For those of you who don't need to do that consider yourselfs lucky,it's a PITA,especially when the vehicle doesn't pass....no new license sticker.

All the smog equipment better be there and working.They do a visual and mechanical check.They put a sniffer up your tailpipe,they put it on rollers and check it while running it,in gear,kinda like a scaled down dyno.Something as simple as a leaking gas cap can be a fail.

I'm guessing there are some good stories about smogging your car/truck,please tell us

Hell, here in TX, it's only once a year.glad ya passed though.

Bi-annual is every two years.
SEMI-annual is twice a year...but you knew all that anyway.

I was just testing you Jim, uhhh, you passed.

 

[Alljackedup408]

thank god we dont have that crap down here.

 

[ScottyBoy]

thank god we dont have that crap down here.

Amen! Here in Louisiana, all they do for a yearly inspection sticker is check your horn, wipers headlights, brake lights and turn signals. If all that is good and you have no other obvious problems (such as a cracked windshield) then you just pay 10 bucks and they put a new sticker on the windshield.