View Full Version : Anyone with knowledge about PA emissions testing
Rex Wilkinson
07-13-2017, 02:20 PM
I'm looking for someone with extensive knowledge of Pennsylvania emissions testing. My concern is that having gone DP I fully expect at some point for my OEM cat's to get toasted. My hope is that the new Crown Motorsports catted test pipes might pass by but I don't know. I do not want to replace OEM cat's with new OEM's cat's, I really don't see the point of that. So if anyone knows or has any ideas/suggestions as how I can get around this please chime in. This is my DD and it would be tough for me to keep the mileage under 5K a year which would exempt my car from emissions testing in PA.
CELison
07-13-2017, 02:35 PM
No codes = Pass.
My b5 has no cats or evap equiptment. But it's all coded out so I get those elusive stickers.
OnEaNgRyBuNnY
07-14-2017, 08:47 AM
No codes = Pass.
My b5 has no cats or evap equiptment. But it's all coded out so I get those elusive stickers.
This^
Some shops will do a visual inspection. Any alteration/modification of the second o2 sensor for the purpose of defeating emissions is also a failure but they'd have to see it and decide to fail it, so know you're shop. Under 5k miles a year is also exempt but I can't imagine you'd qualify if you're DD.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
quickglx
07-14-2017, 09:22 AM
No codes = Pass.
My b5 has no cats or evap equiptment. But it's all coded out so I get those elusive stickers.
No MIL on and readiness code set = pass. You can have faults stored, just no MIL on request... get a tune with it coded out and you're good. That's if you're in an emissions testing county. If you don't have emissions testing, then you may get pinched if you have test pipes on a visual check. Emissions testing counties are purely based on OBD testing, visual not applicable.
OnEaNgRyBuNnY
07-14-2017, 10:33 AM
No MIL on and readiness code set = pass. You can have faults stored, just no MIL on request... get a tune with it coded out and you're good. That's if you're in an emissions testing county. If you don't have emissions testing, then you may get pinched if you have test pipes on a visual check. Emissions testing counties are purely based on OBD testing, visual not applicable.
Be cautious with coding it out. Some tuners only prevent readiness so no CEL is displayed. Those tunes don't pass in PA for OBD testing...
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk