got an emission system cleaned, did i waste my money?
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got an emission system cleaned, did i waste my money?
hey guys. i went for my ny annual inspection today, and the guy told me that my emissions sytem needed to be cleaned in order to pass the inspection. my car has 52000 miles, and ive owned it since 41000. i dont know if the previous owner ever cleaned it out, so it seemed rational to me at the time. i spent $37 on the inspect and then $113 on having the emission system cleaned. did the guy rip me off or is this a legitimate possibility?
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u got ripped off. the emissions system on the G's if a few stupid hoses that carry excess fumes from the tank and the crankcase there isn't really anything to clog it unless your engine is really messed up. the catalytic converters work better the hotter they are so before you go in just punch it a few times.
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i say ripped .The emission system has a little more to it then mentioned above but iv never heard of cleaning any part of it really . Maybe a in cabin air filter if you can even call that emissions . Dont need cleaning on charcoal canisters or valves . Iv never heard cleaning of a cat . Egr nope . I cant see what they would clean or how they would find it to even tell you it needs cleaning .You should tell them to give you the fail paper that shows you if somthing that came up not ready on the ecu
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thanks for the input guys. when i came back to pick my car up he said two things were wrong with it. the front tires were bare (which he showed me, they are =/) and that my emissions system needed to be cleaned to pass. should i go back to him and say unless you refund my $113 im going to report you to the dmv and call the police for passing my car with these tires?
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