won't pass e test

[mikeycar500]

so i took my festiva for a etest and it failed.
did some looking around no vac leaks cats new found a broken wire on the rad fan sen hooked that5 back up and the car started to run a lower r.p.m
thought that was it.
took it back today and it was worse it failed on them all
but i am out of ideas
u guys have any tips
thanks for the help
mike

[Maxtiva]

u guys have any tips

Yes, use some punctuation.

[milehighbear]

What kind of car do you have. That may help people to help you. I had to replace my 02 sensor before mine would pass. Also a little trick i did, take a half cup of bleach and spray it in your rear tail pipe to clean out any black carbon you may have built up in there. Cant tell you anymore until you put type car you have.

[Damkid]

I would take it to a shop and have them test the O2 sensor to see if its working probably and start from there, or pay the E-test shop to do a diagnostics test (might be expensive but still cheaper then buying un-needed parts) so you know exactly whats wrong

I had a festiva fail once, i did a diagnostics test and they said just an exhaust leak in front of the cat caused it to fail

[WmWatt]

Ntirogen means the EGR valve needs cleaning. Look here to see how I did it

https://www.ag384bn.bravehost.com/Cars.htm

Hydrocarbons are often the catalytic converter. It's supposed to burn them off. However if there are a lot of them the problem is in the combustion, eg spark, air/fuel mix, ect. Usually you do a tuneup before getting a car tested.

[GenevaDirt]

so i took my festiva for a etest and it failed.
did some looking around no vac leaks cats new found a broken wire on the rad fan sen hooked that5 back up and the car started to run a lower r.p.m
thought that was it.
took it back today and it was worse it failed on them all
but i am out of ideas
u guys have any tips
thanks for the help
mike

no way to tell you anything without knowing the results of your test. Help us help you.....cough up some info.

[mikeycar500]

Ntirogen means the EGR valve needs cleaning. Look here to see how I did it

https://www.ag384bn.bravehost.com/Cars.htm

thanks i am going to try that




GenevaDirt;331098]no way to tell you anything without knowing the results of your test. Help us help you.....cough up some info.

sorry this is my frist time asking for help on here it failed on them all.
the frist time only failed on the idle







sorry if all the info is not up here if u need anymore ask i will put it up.
thanks again

[GenevaDirt]

sorry this is my frist time asking for help on here it failed on them all.
the frist time only failed on the idle



sorry if all the info is not up here if u need anymore ask i will put it up.
thanks again

did they give you a print out...if so can you post it? if not...what are the actual numbers on it.

There are people here that can help you ,most likely, but just saying it failed does not help. They need to see where and by how much.

[mikeycar500]

frist test

limit reading result
Hc ppm 89 46 pass
co% 0.51 0.32 pass
no ppm 708 591 pass
rpm 2893
dilution 15.4



curb idle test

limit reading result
hc ppm 200 256 fail
co% 1.00 1.48 fail
noppm - - -
rpm 1184
dilution 15.4


second test

limit reading result
hc ppm 89 179 fail
co% 0.51 0.61 fail
no ppm 708 2530 fail
rpm 1960
dilution 14.6


curb idle test
limit reading result
hc ppm 200 381 fail
co% 0.51 0.61 fail
no ppm - - -
rpm 726
dilution 15.3

that is both of the tests

[GenevaDirt]

there ya go....now I am sure there may be more questions....but you gave us the ammo to try and help.

I am sure there will be some responses soon.

[WmWatt]

The Ontario government puts prints guides on what to do if the car fails. You should be able to pick them up where the car was tested.

Definitely clean the EGR valve. The hydrocarbons aren't bad. A tuneup and chemical cleaner might do the trick. Also wipe all the ignition wires, cap, and rotor with a clean rag.

[Roboskittle]

run your tank down really low put a gallon of fuel injector cleaner in it and should pass with flying colors. Used to do this in Delaware when I lived there.