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smog cert required?
Does anyone know what the law says in regards to smog check on older cars? I've got a '75 914/4 and I want to find out if it needs it or not when I go get it registered. Its fuel injected and very tempermental, so I don't know if it would even pass the first time. Thanks.
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07-05-2002, 10:49 AM
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In California, only cars that are 1973 and older are exempt from smog certification. Your '75 is required to have a smog check every 2 years or when it is sold. It must have all original emissions equipment and pass the standard. The '75-76 models can be tough to get smogged. I recently added a new catalytic converter to my '76 to get it to pass even though it was not required emissions equipment when it sold new (a "49-state car"). Good luck!
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07-05-2002, 11:14 AM
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Your best bet is to find a shop that can tweek the FI system on these so they will pass smog like I do every 2 years with our 1974 914. It usually calls for new wires, plugs, dist cap, rotor, several hoses and other small items. Good luck.
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07-05-2002, 11:42 AM
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When you take it to a "smog shop", NOT A TEST ONLY, ask them to run the test in the test/training? (I forget what it's called) mode so that the results are not transmitted to the DMV. If it doesn't pass, you won't be labeled as a "gross polluter".
If tagged with "gross polluter", you MUST have it fixed and it MUST be smogged by a "Test Only" station (don't ask how I know). Pay the guy the $30-$50 bucks and you'll have an idea of what to repair (if they're really nice, they tell you what is suspect). Remember, NOTHING emission related can be missing (fails visual inspection). If your car was sold in CA, it will have a cat converter, otherwise it is a 49 state vehicle. Where is MIKEZ, the County Smog Nazi Dog, when you need him? Oh! Don't hold your breath until the '75's become "smog exempt". You're gonna turn real blue.
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They called it a "pre test" where I had mine done. I'd say that before you take the car in for a pretest, give it a full tune up, set dwell/timing/valves/plugs to factory specs, and make sure there are no vacuum leaks. Vacuum hoses are cheap. Replace them if it hasn't been done in a million years.
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07-06-2002, 08:28 AM
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1976 Porsche 914 2.0 liter 
