1991 Nissan Stanza Failed Emision Test in Metro-DC.

Aug 11, 2006 1 Replies

I have a Nissan Stanza 1991. It passed Emission tests since I got it in



2001. But this year it failed in all the three tests NOx, HC, and CO.

The car has 197K+ on it.



I change the O2 more than a year ago (I got the BOSCH universal O2 sensor on it). Oil was due to be changed by the time of the test but I didn't change it. I have never changed the CAT on it. By the way, does the CAT get fixed or they just need to be replaced? (Excuse my ignorance).



I noticed before sometime before the test some blue smog coming out of the exhaust when I start it but it goes away in a little while.



I had put in the fuel tank a bottle of some Smog Reduction additives. It was already in the tank the car test with.



After you do a tune up or whatever, before you go take the test take one bottle of dry gas (isopropyl alcolhol) and dump it in the tank. I haven't had a car fail yet..

I have a 89 Cutlas Cierra w/ 170k and it passed with flying colors and I don't do squat to it.

Chas

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