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My c220 failed smog because of high hydrocarbons at 25 mph

At 15 mph it was fine and everything else passed

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  • zmoons2184 May 20, 2009

    the co2 was 14.6 for both 15 and 25,the hc was 48 at 15 and 70(thats what failed) at 25,co was 0.12 at 15 and 0.05 at 25,nox was at 285 at 15 and 15 at 25

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    how many miles

  • DFARLEY May 11, 2010

    i need to know all of the readings for hc co nox at both speeds also co2

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Hc's are unburned fuel- I would change my sparkplugs and resmog it if that is the only gas that was high

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