Re: Emissions test failure

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a good possibility that your O2 sensor is no longer doing the job. How 
old is it?

The O2 sensor is not replaced during Inspection II.  It's a separate item, 
replaced every 50k miles or so.

- -rb

>
>Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 10:50:57 -0500
>From: dmax <dmax@domain.elided>
>Subject: Emissions test failure
>
>Folks,
>
>I just failed the emissions test in NJ with my '92 325i that just had a
>Phase II tuneup.
>
>My NO, HC passed, but my CO% was 1.16 and the standard is 0.71
>
>Last time I failed, I made sure that my Catalytic Converter was hot and
>filled up with regular gas instead of premium and that did it.  This
>time, I used the middle-grade gas and although the car was warmed up, I
>was waiting for about 15 minutes in line on a 20 degree day.
>
>You think that dropping the fuel grade to regular will affect the CO
>emissions.  You have any other tricks to save me going through the
>expense of g-d knows what?
>
>Cordially,
>
>Doug


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