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Re: Reducing 'Smog Check' to an simple OBD2 Test
Posted to Emissions Forum on 12/15/2008 25 Replies

Hi Richard,

There is a reasonable explanation as to why some vehicles fail tailpipe and pass OBD. It's because CA allows up to two monitors not run to completion. The system cannot detect a defect if the monitor has not run. As for kiosks, that has not been ... Login to read more.

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