\MARK POST #6536
Hence my case on the useless meaningless ONTARIO EMMISIONS TESTING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.
CASE IN POINT – MY 2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LTD 4X4
EMISSION TESTED LAST YEAR WHEN PUT BACK ON THE ROAD – FAILED FIRST TEST, PASSED SECOND AFTER SOME DRIVING AROUND TO ‘RESET’ IT’S BRAINS. JUST 1 CRITERIA MARKED ‘NOT READY’. PASSED AND LICENSED.
EMISSION TEST NEEDED AGAIN THIS YEAR BECAUSE IT’S THE YEAR THE TRUCK IS SUPPOSE TO GET TESTED UNDER REGULATIONS.
OKAY… OFF TO THE RACES TO TEST FROM THE MTO RECOMMENDED AUTOMOTIVE SHOP RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
OOOOOPS, EMISSION TEST DIDN’T PASS – NOT READY. DRIVE AROUND I’M TOLD AND COME BACK IN ANOTHER DAY.
NEXT DAY AFTER ALOT OF DRIVING TO RESET ‘STUPID BRAINS’ STILL NOT READY. ONE MORE I’M TOLD AND IT FAILS. TOLD TO DRIVE MORE.
HOW MUCH TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM ? $100 FOR THE OBD TEST. THEN FIX PROBLEM WILL COST $$$
DAMN… NEED THE TRUCK FOR WORK. OFF TO MY GREAT MECHANIC TO FIGURE OUT THE TEST AND FIX THE PROBLEM.
TESTS WITH 1 OBD GIZMO – CAN’T FIND THE PROBLEM. USES ANOTHER OBD GIZMO AND WOW – EVERYTHING IS FLYING COLORS – IT’LL PASS THE TEST. HOW MUCH I ASK – FREE ! I FEEL BAD FOR TAKING HIS TIME AND OFF TO THE EMISSION TEST CENTER HE RECOMMENDS TO HAVE IT DONE AT. BIG THANK YOU.
EMISSION SHOP – PRE-TEST $15. NO PROBLEM. EVERYTHING FLIES LIKE A BIRD. TESTING TIME AND EVERYTHING PASSES ONCE AGAIN AND OFF TO THE RACES – LICENCE BUREAU TO GET 2 YEAR STICKER SHOCK $200+ FOR DRIVING WORK TRUCK. $55 FOR SECOND EMISSION TEST. TOTAL = $55 LAST TEST + $30 FIRST EMISSION TEST THAT DIDN’T FLY.
NOW… CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS AND THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PICTURE.
I’LL BET YA 10 TO 1 YOU’LL FIND THE ANSWERS IN THE MTO COMPUTER DATABASES. THEY’LL TELL THE WHOLE 9 YARDS AND THEN SOME STORY TO MAKE LAWYERS SING AND DANCE LADY GAGA FOR YEARS TO COME.
DIG – THE TRUTH IS IN THE DATABASES.
AND FOR THE RECORD – YES, I’M FINE WITH EMISSION TESTING IS THAT IS IT’S TRUE PURPOSE. IF IT’S NOT – HELL HAS NO WHEELS LIKE I’M GONNA OWN AND DRIVE.
Live~NRGY 
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