No emissions county

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:14

If you remove a Cat, you probably won't.

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:14

If you remove one cat but leave one cat then MAYBE.

MazdaGurl · Postby **MazdaGurl** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:14

Has anyone seen those emission vans that monitor each car on the on ramps to the highways? What exactly are they doing anyways?

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:14

Monitoring cars' emissions as they pass. If you are clean, you don't have to go into the station every 2 years if you drive past one of these.

MazdaGurl · Postby **MazdaGurl** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:14

So that's why I haven't had to renew my emissions yet, since I bought my car in '06?

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:14

You have to drive by them twice within a #-month period prior to your renewal. The # is on a site somewhere.

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

MazdaGurl wrote:So that's why I haven't had to renew my emissions yet, since I bought my car in '06?

You bought your car new in state? If so, then you are exempt for 5 years. If you bought it new but in a different state, then you have to get it smogged every other year.

And I believe that even if you drive by that truck on the freeway onramp and you pass emissions, you still have to pay the fee- you just don't have to go into the emissions testing place.

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

Correct... Tom.

And... You still pay the fee.

Postby **Huzer** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

AIM WO4 wrote:You have to drive by them twice within a #-month period prior to your renewal. The # is on a site somewhere.

It's 2 times within 10 months of the renewal. You'll get the notice in the mail and you pay when you pay for your registration.

bobopud · Postby **bobopud** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

I believe, and someone correct me if I am wrong, but on the MS3 and MS6 there are two cats. One in the downpipe before an O2 sensor and one after the O2 sensor. The second Cat can be replaced with a test pipe with no ill effect to the car or the sensors that the ECU monitors. The second Cat was put there on all cars due to the stricter emmissions laws in CA and NJ I think and therefore you should be able to pass emmissions in CO without the second Cat.

However, if the tester is anal and figures out that there should be a second cat and does an undercarriage visual inspection on your car and sees no second Cat, expect one hell of a fine.

I would just put your second cat back on for the emissions test when it comes along. Or if you're feeling lucky leave it off.

Ranger · Postby **Ranger** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

MazdaGurl wrote:Josh...I know what you're trying to do...I accidentally received an email which was a reply to a PM you sent to a member. #1 STUPID #2 ILLEGAL #3 Why buy a car that's not emission passable? They put emission laws in effect for a reason.

Just my .02. If it won't pass emissions, it shouldn't be on the streets.

Again, I bought my car not knowing it would be this hard to pass emissions. I knew it didn't have a cat and had planned on putting one on, but I didn't know that it had all the other emissions equipment removed. Like I said that's nobody's fault but my own, so I'm not faulting CO law. However, they changed the laws right after I bought it. For all vehicles '93 and newer, emissions standards here are now just as strict as they are in CA, I'm pretty sure. Though I guess it's different in Josh's case since he just bought his car

The emissions stations WILL do a visual inspection, it's required by law, but they cannot fine you for not having a cat. Besides, they're probably not smart enough to know which cars need which cats, have you seen the people that work there? LOL anyway, as long as it looks like it has a cat, and an oxygen sensor, they'll test it.

kingtut · Postby **kingtut** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

Ranger wrote:...Colorado increased the emissions standards last year. Thus I have been looking for a "technically" legal way to register my car in a non-emissions county, but like others have said, apparently the state is cracking down on these types of activities.

Get used to it, its only going to get worse:(....more restrictions and more costs.

T-time · Postby **T-time** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

im pretty sure as long as it passes they dont do a visual

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

I'm putting my first cat back on soon- not because of any upcoming smog tests (although I am due in December), but because I'm tired of the increased noise from all the "go-fast" parts I've added and I'm returning my car basically back to stock. Plus college kids are out working their summer jobs and have money to spend- so I'm going to have parts for them to buy!

Ranger · Postby **Ranger** » Tue Jul 07, 2009 9:14

T-time wrote:im pretty sure as long as it passes they dont do a visual

Maybe it's just because I have a car that looks and sounds like it could be racey...but that was the first thing they did with my 7. Same with my old G35, and my 240SX before that. I'm pretty sure that, by law, they're required to do a visual before they can test. Some places may be more lenient that others, though.

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