I passed!
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I passed!
Well, after my EPIC e-test failure last month
I spent the last few weeks fixing a bunch of stuff.
I replaced:
PCV & EGR valves, CTS sensor, 02 sensor, plugs, air filter, cat converter
did a seafoam flush and switched to synthetic oil (which virtually stopped my vtc clack)
repared/replaced rear manifold/y-pipe studs/gaskets..
unrelated: replaced engine mounts & F&R brakes.. :P
anyhow, this managed to bring all 3 test levels down to passing range! (I can now register my max and drive it again!)
The CO and NO readings were reducted bigtime. Actually all 3 were! HC ppm went from 221 down to 58. But still, 58 is the limit! (Damn! that was close!) Im wondering if theres anything else I can do to bring that result down?
I still have abit of a rough idle (all injectors work) im thinking it could be coil packs.
Anyway, im just glad I have a car again! I doubt the $450 repair limit on the original would have accomplished much.
I spent the last few weeks fixing a bunch of stuff.
I replaced:
PCV & EGR valves, CTS sensor, 02 sensor, plugs, air filter, cat converter
did a seafoam flush and switched to synthetic oil (which virtually stopped my vtc clack)
repared/replaced rear manifold/y-pipe studs/gaskets..
unrelated: replaced engine mounts & F&R brakes.. :P
anyhow, this managed to bring all 3 test levels down to passing range! (I can now register my max and drive it again!)
The CO and NO readings were reducted bigtime. Actually all 3 were! HC ppm went from 221 down to 58. But still, 58 is the limit! (Damn! that was close!) Im wondering if theres anything else I can do to bring that result down?
I still have abit of a rough idle (all injectors work) im thinking it could be coil packs.
Anyway, im just glad I have a car again! I doubt the $450 repair limit on the original would have accomplished much.
Last edited by smitty124; 01-17-2008 at 11:00 PM.
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HC is probably Hydrocarbons, which is just unburnt fuel, so it could be too much fuel being injected, or a bad coil pack causing in incomplete burn.
Although a new Cat converter should have cleaned this up for you if it was at full operating temp when the test was done, unless there was a lot of unburnt fuel before the cat??
Although a new Cat converter should have cleaned this up for you if it was at full operating temp when the test was done, unless there was a lot of unburnt fuel before the cat??
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