Help! Smog Check Tomorrow!!!
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Sorry to keep beating this thread but I just got a look at the smog results and my HC level is now 6. ![[confused]](/images/smilies/confused.png "Confused [confused]")
. Either these people are friggin god with BMWs (which they should be for $100/hr) or this was really a small problem that could have been fixed for alot less. At first I thought that they put in a new oxygen sensor to get these results but they didn't at all. Now the question is why was the bill $200 for this??? God I hate the mechanics who try to take advantage of people who need the car fixed for smog issues. Anyways...I think that it must just have been a bad electrial connection or something because they even said that the timing was fine!?! Any ideas what connections could have been loose that would allow for such a miraculous and timely fix??? Should I still replace the oxygen sensor on my own? Thanks for any ideas.
. Either these people are friggin god with BMWs (which they should be for $100/hr) or this was really a small problem that could have been fixed for alot less. At first I thought that they put in a new oxygen sensor to get these results but they didn't at all. Now the question is why was the bill $200 for this??? God I hate the mechanics who try to take advantage of people who need the car fixed for smog issues. Anyways...I think that it must just have been a bad electrial connection or something because they even said that the timing was fine!?! Any ideas what connections could have been loose that would allow for such a miraculous and timely fix??? Should I still replace the oxygen sensor on my own? Thanks for any ideas.
bmw555 said:
I know several smog check places that don't charge you if you don't pass, or at least that's how they advertise themself 
you do the math, passing smog check is not really an issue if you are willing to pay a little more and go to the right place.
you do the math, passing smog check is not really an issue if you are willing to pay a little more and go to the right place.
i'm just glad that there's no emissions test in michigan. or at least i haven't had to be tested for one..
well OP, i'm glad you passed the test, one way or another. important thing is you passed the test, and with flying colors to boot! i hope it wasn't a "pity pass" as some are suggesting. nothing like following a stinky ass to ruin one's mood.
i would try to do some more research into the matter, and figure out what to do from there. like replacing an O2 sensor and such. besides isn't having a car w/ low HC emissions also good for you? along with other drivers around you?
well OP, i'm glad you passed the test, one way or another. important thing is you passed the test, and with flying colors to boot! i hope it wasn't a "pity pass" as some are suggesting. nothing like following a stinky ass to ruin one's mood.
i would try to do some more research into the matter, and figure out what to do from there. like replacing an O2 sensor and such. besides isn't having a car w/ low HC emissions also good for you? along with other drivers around you?
