california SMOG testing......
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Fine69
Senior Member
In Pennsylvania all Diesel's are currently exempt. Hopefully they don't get any bright ideas from the Communists in California!
hheynow
Señor Aceite de Soja
They're eco-freaks not communists. The blame goes to CARB (Calf Air Resources Board) the ones who killed the electric car as well.
But being exempt from smog testing is awesome. When its renewal time I pay DMV with a credit card on-line then my new sticker is in the mail immediately.
Fine69
Senior Member
They're eco-freaks not communists. The blame goes to CARB (Calf Air Resources Board) the ones who killed the electric car as well.
But being exempt from smog testing is awesome. When its renewal time I pay DMV with a credit card on-line then my new sticker is in the mail immediately.
Close enuff....
Crumm
Fordoholic
More states to follow I'm sure.
Ours just got discontinued
I just renewed two vehicles online with NO IM test 
Diesels never were tested but gassers have had to be tested for the last 25 years.Fairbanks automobile pollution control program ends after 25 years
DaveBen
SDD Senior Member
And that is why I have done nothing to upset the smog boys! All Stock!
Dave
Dave
paulpe99
SDD Junior Member
Calif smog is here now!
I just got my dmv renewal with the requirement of getting it smogged! so believe it. if you VIN ends with an even number, you get to smog it in 2010. odd VINs do it in 2011.
I just got my dmv renewal with the requirement of getting it smogged! so believe it. if you VIN ends with an even number, you get to smog it in 2010. odd VINs do it in 2011.
4x4grey88
Nascar Fan #88
I recently received my DMV registration report and it required proof of any Superduty recall and/or updates from FORD, and smog cert.
Here is the funny thing. I went to seven smog shops and six of them refused to smog my truck. The last one said he did not want to but would conduct it.
He opened the hood and looked in the engine bay (vaguely - like he know not of what he was looking at), closed the hood; Looked to see if the CEL worked and started the engine, revved the engine and said "ok it passed" and turned off the engine.
"that will be $59.95 please"
What a joke. or should I say rip-off.
I hope that someone files some kind of suit [grandfather clause] against this as it is just another way for California to collect revenue. I can see someone getting a 'fix it ticket' if their billowing out heavy black smoke, but this is just not right.
P.S. my truck is totally stock.
Here is the funny thing. I went to seven smog shops and six of them refused to smog my truck. The last one said he did not want to but would conduct it.
He opened the hood and looked in the engine bay (vaguely - like he know not of what he was looking at), closed the hood; Looked to see if the CEL worked and started the engine, revved the engine and said "ok it passed" and turned off the engine.
"that will be $59.95 please"
What a joke. or should I say rip-off.
I hope that someone files some kind of suit [grandfather clause] against this as it is just another way for California to collect revenue. I can see someone getting a 'fix it ticket' if their billowing out heavy black smoke, but this is just not right.
P.S. my truck is totally stock.
