The truck failed a smog in california with hc levels at 146, 126 was acceptable. It passed at 15 mph, failed at higher rpm test. what do I do to start?
About the only thing you can do is take it to a qualified DEQ specialist and have them take a look at it. It might be something as simple as a hose, or not.
SOURCE: failed smog test
trade it in on the scrappage scheme against a new one .or take it to an authorised garage for emmisions ,cant just point a finger at a certain component and say change that .Sorry but without the right equipment i would only be making educated guesses .What condition is the air filter in ---did you clean it before you went for the test
SOURCE: 1989 Toyota 22re fails California
HC is hydrocarbons or unburnt fuel.(raw fuel ).NO no such gas measurement.did you mean CO this is carbon monoxide or incomplete combustion.(all the fuel is not being burnt).if you mean NOX this is nitrates of oxide and is related to a heat problem.(motor running hot,bad catalytic converter).its probably getting too much fuel and not burning it all,possibly tune-up problem,carburetor(if it has one),bad fuel injection system(dirty injectors),computer(if it has one)may be getting a wrong signal.these are in reference of high HC and CO.for high NOX cooling system not keeping motor cool enough,cooling fan problem(weather clutch fan or electrically controlled cooling fan),poor cooling system circulation,bad catalytic converter.not a running lean problem as the other gases indicate rich problem.the converter may not be able to convert the emission gases to H2O and CO2 out the tailpipe.
SOURCE: Fail smog test
fist i would like you to post the year make and model of the truck along with the HC ppms and NOX ppm it would be very helpful but high hc and nox can be attributed to a faulty EGR system nox is produced when the combustion chamber temperature gets too high so a small amount of exhaust is cycled back into the air stream to help cool them there are other causes but without looking at the levels its much harder to say
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