just failed my emissions test

[RayRay]

NOx - standard: 1134<BR> reading: 1946<BR>HC - standard: 146<BR> reading: 163<P>I asked the guy if it was something with the cat. He said it should be something with the EGR or some sensors, etc. I love this car, its a blast to drive, but damn its costing a fortune to maintain, repairs, repairs, repairs. I just had to vent this....

[nd4more_spd]

Just go to some Russian Garash and they will make you a fake emmision test

[RayRay]

I just went to the mechanic. He saw the reject paper, and the first thing he said was Holy $#(*! He showed me a paper with a car with a properly working cat. and the level was 1xx. He said most cars don't even get near the 11xx limit. Now I'm looking around for a new cat, preferably a straight-fit car, need to save on labor.

[The_Great_Tonge]

NEVER!!<BR>when we lived up in NY my pops had an 78 RX-7, he didn,t pass the tests for about 10 years If you look hard enoguh you can find somoene to "help" you pass for the right price. Gotta look out for number one!

[RayRay]

I found a direct-bolt-on cat for $185 online at <A HREF="http://www.all-catalytic-converters.com." TARGET=_blank>www.all-catalytic-converters.com.</A> Sounds reasonable, especially since the mechanic told me the dealership would want $550 for one. But I found a shop that would "help" me pass for $60, problem is I'd have to go there every other year for inspection, rather than fix it now and never worry about the cat again.

[MAZDASPEED STEVE]

Hey dude before you go out and get a cat for $185US try this place out <A HREF="http://www.xtremeflow.com" TARGET=_blank>www.xtremeflow.com</A> I believe their High flow cats are $99US

[Andrew_Pakula]

My mechanic is cool, he likes my car <P>Last time I did the emission test for here in Ontario it failed part of it just barely.<P>He just falsified it for me with out me even having to ask, what a great guy! lol

[Diablo]

Hi, just in case you want to pass the test without replacing anything. <BR>just go to carquest(ontario) or anyother auto supply store, and buy a bottle of ethonal. and add it to your gas tank and drive around for 20 minutes and go give your test. it well pass with flying colors. <P>also please keep this info on this msg board. <P>i just bought my mx-3 and i really enjoy reading the posts on this board. <P>i hope this helps<P>cheers<BR>Sal

[anjin1982]

ok this post is kinda old but for xtreme flow i cant find a mx3 cat will the miata 1.6 work?

[monty73741]

dude my buddy just passed after failing by .001...god he was pissed....<BR>they replace is cat-back....<BR>then it was not still did not pass.....<BR>they told him to drive around then come back....<BR>he would do that but would have to shut down his car for 15 min so it was a waste of time...<BR>our mechanic was pissed.....said he basicly passed<BR>it could have been is egr vavle or cat<BR>so he replaced his & passed with flying colors<BR>jason

[Casino]

the only good thing about living in northern ontario is that we dont have emissions tests yet thats only for the south

[RanMan]

We are driving our MX-3 without current inspection. They recently dropped the maximum emissions number as well as requiring a dyno run. This makes it REAL hard to pass. Her car seems to be running fine, but we have failed the emissions 4 times! We have checked all sorts of stuff. We have run injector cleaner, ethanol, checked the timing, replaced plugs, checked the plug wires, checked the idle speed, checked the air bypass settings, etc. Still cannot get the thing to pass. The check engine light has NEVER come on. We even hooked it up to a Snap-On diagnostics computer and it said there were no codes. We think it must either be the o2 sensor or the cat convertor. I called Mazda and they want $213 US for an O2 sensor. I checked around and the cheapest OEM style replacement O2 sensor was at Nopi, but they are out of stock and have been for several months. I guess that I need to call them again to see if they have gotten that expected shipment yet.

[Paragon]

wow...my car passed emmisions/dyno run with flying colors.<P>Hydrocarbons<BR>State Standards - 1.1000 GPM<BR>My Results - 0.0378 GPM<P>Carbon Monoxide<BR>State Standards - 20.000 GPM<BR>My Results - 0.6676 GPM<P>Oxides of Nitrogen<BR>State Standards - 2.3000 GPM<BR>My Results - 0.0968 GPM<P>Carbon Dioxide<BR>State Standards - No Limit<BR>My Results - 27.6662 GPM<P>My car is a 92 RS with 153000 miles at the time of inspection...hope that helps give anyone a baseline here

[Sonicxtacy02]

Both of my mx's passed with flying colors this year (k8 & ZE). The levels were all at the bare minimum