...government programs?
I took my Jeep in for it's annual emission test and it failed because the gas cap wouldn't hold pressure. I got a new cap at Auto Zone (closest place) for $6.00 and went back for a retest.
It passed, all they did was put the cap on the tester and I was done but.....
- The State of Arizona says if the cap fails a full retest MUST be done because the leaky cap can upset other emission components. That's not true and it's nice to know the emissions folks apparently realize that so they didn't spend the time, money and man hours retesting me, but......
- How much gasoline vapor could the cap have leaked into the atmosphere? The leak was very tiny, I blew into the cap and couldn't detect any leakage the first try, then I tried really hard and did find a small amount but I was applying more pressure than was likely to ever build up in the tank and......
- How much emissions went into the air from my Jeep idling during the
Somehow I can't believe the emission testing system is really helping to clear the air but I'm sure it's a cash cow for the company doing the testing.