Washington State emisions ????

[Eric Hahl]

Hi all,
My 85 is in pieces right now and my tags are due for a renew. My notice indicated I would have to pass an emissions test to get renewed. However; if I read correctly, Washington State emission testing stops when the vehicle reaches 25 yrs old. Is this correct? If so, I shouldn't have to pass a test when I finally get the car back on the road in about a year or two...should I?

[myamoto1]

Eric - I should've metioned this to you earlier... I had an '85 4Runner that was off the road for 3 or so years, before I sold it. I let the WADOL know that it was in-operable. However, I did keep minimal insurance on it (something like $5 a month through State Farm). When I sold it, the kid who bought it didn't have any issues getting re-registered, although he was in OR.

[jhynesrockmtn]

25 years is correct, my 82 and 83 SC's went through their last tests in the past few years.

[longhornchris04]

Cali "recently" (i.e. not sure when) changed the emissions laws such that its no longer 25yrs, its any car after '75, and I believe it was retro-active.

Colorado has done something similiar... so I wouldn't be surprised if Washington joined the bandwagon.

I'd still challenge if I were you, at least get in writing that your over 25 car needs emissions testing.

[gtc]

Any 3.2 should pass easily here. Even people without cats have passed WA emissions.
There are some informative threads on the PNW board about emissions.

[James Brown]

or just get your car registered out of pierce county (or king county). I know thats tough but most counties in WA state don't have smog testing.

[jhynesrockmtn]

My 83 has a 3.2 transplant, no cat with SSI's and passed easily with the stock chip. Dr. JW had to massage my 3.0 CIS to pass on its last test.

[SherpaDog]

I bought an 85 a couple of months ago, when I was registering it, I was told this was the last year for emissions. Actually, a well maintained car will pass emission without the cat, provided the O2 sensors are still in place.

[gerlando]

Just confirming what others have said with a link http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/air/cars/automotive_pages.htm, your 85 will be exempt after this year, and given how well my 87 passed (with a cat) I would agree you'll more than likely pass without one.

[Rennsportguy]

Hi Eric,
As a Washington State emissions specialist, effective 2010 your 85 will no longer need to be tested. Hope that helps.

[nesslar]

My '86 has passed twice now with WAY flying colors, not even close to any limits. Also, one guy told me he had never seen a stock gas cap fail to pass.

[Eric Hahl]

Thank you all! Now I'll have to start thinking about what to do with the engine and exhaust, LOL

[WilsonTC]

Originally Posted by longhornchris04

Cali "recently" (i.e. not sure when) changed the emissions laws such that its no longer 25yrs, its any car after '75, and I believe it was retro-active.

California repealed the "rolling" smog exemption in 2004, almost 5 years ago. OP is in WA, not CA. You're comparing apples to Nazi's.

[James Brown]

Originally Posted by WilsonTC

California repealed the "rolling" smog exemption in 2004, almost 5 years ago. OP is in WA, not CA. You're comparing apples to Nazi's.

LOL nice one Wilson!

[Dantilla]

Originally Posted by nesslar

Also, one guy told me he had never seen a stock gas cap fail to pass.

The stock gas cap on my 944 failed. It's a race car, and has no cat. Just a big header, and 3" pipe leading to a small free-flow muffler so it doesn't bust the track noise limits. After a five-dollar gas cap from the local auto parts store, it passed just fine.

[WolfeMacleod]

When I ran my '85 for the first time, the guy doing the test remarked how clean it was running. He said that if I went thrugh a long tunnel, the air coming out my pipe would be cleaner than the air going in....