Will a Gen III with a Gen IV motor pass the visual inspection for California Smog? Or do they care? Or, would they even know?
I just recently got my car smogged. The tech didnt even care if I had a cat shield or aftermarket cat. Long as there is no codes. I even told him I swapped the engine and he just looked at it. I could probably get away with my intake still on and say it is a K&N next time, as he said those are allowed. Lol
I just did my tags last month and I needed to get a smog certification. The only visual thing under my hood is an Oil Catch Can system. The tech didn't seem to worry about it. The tech did look underneath the car. But yeah, he basically looked for codes, which my car is fine and issued the certificate. Since he looked underneath, I was wondering if he was looking to see if I had an aftermarket CAT.
Which aftermarket cat did you use? An eBay, an Amazon $120 one or a higher grade one like Walker, AP or MagnaFlow?
I don't have an aftermarket cat. I was just commenting on wondering what he was looking for underneath my car. I still have my original cat.
Thanks. Just thought to see how others may be helped on how to get around those draconian CARB rules. If California really cares about the poor, there should be some sort of assistance or a waiver. My dad lived there in the 1980s. There was a waiver fro those who failed the smog, if a $50 repair did not meet the requirement to pass. How times have changed.
Early Gen 4’s had the paper filter option then they switch over to the spin on filters. Makes me wonder why? 2nd Gen has the same filters then changed the formula to paper on a Gen 3
They were probably aware of some of the problems caused by their dealers' service techs over tightening the plastic cartridge housing for the oil filter. Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Too complicated: clean this that, over here, there. Lube the gasket put the gasket in the right spot then lube the gasket again. Align cartridge with this orientation on installation or risk damaging the threads (oops that happened to me). Turn until it just bottoms out make sure the gasket didn’t move and the plastic housing mates to the adapter face, then torque to spec. (Did I miss something? I may have)!
First time? What miles? What do they charge? I suspect they do an ultra-complete job. Rant: Just wish Toyota would isssue a comprehensive instruction to all dealership service departments, suggest a frequency to do it, and set/enforce a decent price, considering they screwed the pooch on it. And that instruction should involve cleaning, not replacement. If cleaning is impossible, parts replacement should be gratis. Supply dealership with chemicals, ultrasonic baths, whatever. Basically the opposite of their current stance.
