Drive Clean Time

[JimW]

I got my notice in the mail yesterday regarding purchasing a new $74 sticker for my license plate, making me valid to operate my motor vehicle in Ontario for another year. As well, as notification of DriveClean emissions testing.

www.driveclean.com (such a childish goverment site, makes me nutzy)

$35 CDN for the test, and if you fail you pay for what gets fixed in order to pass, then another $17.99 for a retest

I told my buddies at a local Midas, what if I fail? Brian looks at me bluntly and says....

"You wont fail" ;D

[scottydl]

JimW said:

I told my buddies at a local Midas, what if I fail? Brian looks at me bluntly and says....

"You wont fail" ;D

Sounds like a winner to me! It's nice to "know" people when it comes to times/expenses like these.

But really, there is no reason you *should* fail if your car is in good working order... right?

[JimW]

Euh, I got my results back, could be better, but whatever...I'll post my results after

But I did pass

[Marc]

JimW said:

www.driveclean.com (such a childish goverment site, makes me nutzy)

New York State is also a leader in things like this. Look at "Dumb Bumper Sticker" in Around The Water Cooler.


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[JimW]

ok..here are my results

ASM2525 test (no idea what that means...best guess (At Steady Movement 2500 RPM?..anyway)

HC ppm Limit 50 Reading...50 ( I need new plugs/wires)
CO% Limit .028 Reading 0.01
NO ppm Limit 365 Reading 101

Curb Idle Test

HC ppm Limit 200 Reading 45
CO% Limit 1.00 Reading 0.02
NO ppm Limit NA Reading NA

There you go

[w3rk5]

Good to know you passed. Just noticed something. Why are our limits different?

Your "ASM 2525" HC ppm Limit 50, CO% Limit .028, NO ppm Limit 365

My "ASM 2525" HC ppm Limit 64, CO% Limit 0.35, NO ppm Limit 470

Your "curb idle" HC ppm Limit 200, CO% Limit 1.00

My "curb idle" HC ppm Limit 150, CO% Limit 0.70

[stevensolds]

i did a lot better than that. i scored 31 on that first PPM test you got with the 50 limit

[kobalt]

Your hydrocarbons emissions score is severly impacted by the temperature of your catalytic converters. That said drive your car in a spirited fashion for at least 20 minutes before inspection. Waiting in line for inspection? The converters will cool down, especially during winter time. My 95 530i was infamous for failing HC when the converters cooled down. What BMW owners came up with was a simple solution: Hold the car at 3k rpm for 3 minutes every 5 minutes of idling to keep the converters warm. Worked like a charm and more than 90% of those who failed beforehand passed fine with this method. That said, congrats on passing Jim!

[JimW]

Thats exactly what it was. The car sat all morning at -20*C then went in for emissions after only 5 minis of driving.

Thanks for reminding me of the cold kitty issue there Kobalt, makes more sense now. Granted if I drove a lot more, the number would have been lower.

As for the results Bobby got, could it be vehicle/engine specific? Different standards for different cars? I dunno...

[auroralover]

There's actually talk here in Ohio about getting rid of the emission testing stations. I know it's only 20 bucks every other year, but seems like a waste of money to me. Is this required in every state, or just states that have so called bad air?

[Marc]

Emissions tests are required only in states wherein the
politicians there have decided that the air is dirty. I think
that about half of all states do this.


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[stevensolds]

they do it here every year. safety AND emissions stickers... total 50 dollars a year.

[JimW]

The provincial government in Ontario is considering doing away with it, but its a cash cow for them, so why stop right?

[Marc]

stevensolds said:

they do it here every year. safety AND emissions stickers... total 50 dollars a year.

$50.00 A YEAR!!! I always thought that the state
where I live, New York State, was the most expensive
for that type of inspection.....$37.00 yearly.



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[stevensolds]

Oops cant forget the 6.00 MCI fee and 3.75 sticker fee.

[Marc]

stevensolds said:

Oops cant forget the 6.00 MCI fee and 3.75 sticker fee.

More extortion


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[Isnibs]

JimW said:

ok..here are my results

ASM2525 test (no idea what that means...best guess (At Steady Movement 2500 RPM?..anyway)

HC ppm Limit 50 Reading...50 ( I need new plugs/wires)
CO% Limit .028 Reading 0.01
NO ppm Limit 365 Reading 101

Curb Idle Test

HC ppm Limit 200 Reading 45
CO% Limit 1.00 Reading 0.02
NO ppm Limit NA Reading NA

There you go

Well I just got my emissions test done and as usual I left it to the very last moment.
Nice little pressy from the Ontario government.

First I had an oil change and chassis lube 41.92$
Clean air test (pass) 37.45$
License plate sticker (two years) 148.00$

The emission results were basically the same as Jim's

[JimW]

Ya...Happy B-day Isnibs...talk about last minute indeed...I gotta go get my sticker this week, but I have til March 6th.

Didnt Dalton say they were gonna do away with DriveClean?

[Isnibs]

"Ya...Happy B-day Isnibs"

Thanks Jim
V-Tines day sucks for a B-Day. All hearts an posies, Not manly mannish atall.

"Didn't Dalton say they were gonna do away with DriveClean"

Yup but not till after March 6th probably.

[96_Aurora]

Wish me luck, my '96 goes in for a Drive Clean test tomorrow.

Chris

[JimW]

Drive around a bit to warm up the cat then go give Dalton his money...heheh

Good luck

[96_Aurora]

I hate giving the governmet money. Especially when I have to fork out for 2 drive clean tests this year (both my cars, plue the licence plate stickers, April is going to be an expensive month)

Chris

[96_Aurora]

Passed the Drive Clean on both my cars today.

'96 Aurora: (4.0 litre almost Northstar)
ASM2525
HCppm Limit 50 Reading 18
CO% Limit 0.28 Reading 0.02
NOppm Limit 365 Reading 12
Dilution 15.2
Curb Idle
HCppm Limit 200 Reading 25
CO% Limit 1.00 Reading 0.02
Dilution 14.8

'00 Deville (4.6 liter Northstar)
ASM2525
HCppm 50 34
CO% 0.28 0.01
NOppm 365 2
Dilution 15.2
Curb Idle
HCppm 150 32
CO% 0.70 0.07
Dilution 15.2

I hope Squinty McGinty appreciates my $70 contribution to the Province of Ontario

[Isnibs]

If not Squinty McGinty then some other official wanting to suck your money ultimately into his/her back pocket VIA bloated wages, expense accounts and pension plans of politicians.