markk1661

Does anyone know about registerig my TL in the state of Washington? Will I pass Washington's Emission Check Program with a CAI installed? I am moving there for my wife's new job.


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sT04Louis

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i would suggest calling a shop that does inspections and ask them. but you should be good.

Where are you moving to in washington? I leave for tacoma in a week.

Presto

Actually i think you still do emission tests at the dmv, at least last time I bought a car I had to, you should easily pass with a CAI, they just hook a sensor up to your exhaust and run it on a dyno type thing, thats it!

pzero23

Yes I agree with presto, I am from Wi and we test ever other yr I have had my CAI for three yrs and have passrd every time. No running just plug and test.

MorganPerez

I live in Spokane, and I can tell you that all cars MY 96 and up are checked for 2 thiings; gas cap, and engine readiness, (DTC's), so providing that you scan for codes and have a good cap you will pass just fine. If the check engine light is on or codes are stored in a readiness state soon to trigger the light, you will fail. There is no drive test, and no test thru the exhaust pipe, thats for ODB 1 cars now.

markk1661

She will be working at WaMu Downtown Seattle and I will be working from home. We might buy in the city or maybe Mercer Island.

sT04Louis

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^^ right on, ill be stationed at Ft. Lewis. Maybe ill see your car around Seattle when i head up that way on weekends.

buhhbuhh

sounds good man, you planning on attending any of the honda-tech/AZ meets since you're down here ?

sT04Louis

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who was that directed at?

buhhbuhh

haha everyone ?!?! but mostly markk

sT04Louis

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where are you located? what meets are going on in washington?

buhhbuhh

well they just finished one, on the 26th, but a BIG one is about to go down.. make sure all you guys check it out !!



https://acurazine.com/forums/acurazine-clubs-meets-15/seattle-mini-meet-may-26th-2007-a-364653/

more info here, but a new thread should be made soon for the BIG MEET

brownnet

Hey there, I have a CBP 07 TL-S... I work in Bellevue right off I-90 (across the bridge from Mercer Island). Anyway, you may not need to get an emissions test at all. I believe that according to this page, cars newer then 5 years old don't need to be tested. You'll need to get your car inpected by the State Patrol who just makes sure you have a clean title and that your car isn't stolen. Anyway, welcome to the great state of WA.

markk1661

I will not be in Seattle for another 150 days. I am still in SoCal getting the house ready to sell. I would like to meet with some new friends when I get up to Seattle so I will watch the boards. I will make the first meet when I do get up there.

Royce Han

Welcome to WA.... and yes, this statement here is true. for a car less than 5 years old, it would not require an emissions test to register. and i dont think you would even need to get inspected by WSP either . the only time ive heard of required inspections by WSP were on rebuilt/total loss or stolen titles.

by the way, i noticed you are running Teins w/ EDFC....what are you using for a front strut bar? thanks

Royce Han

i noticed you are running Teins w/ EDFC....what are you using for a front strut bar? thanks

avs007

They don't put your car on a dyno, or put anything in your tail-pipe, unless your car doesn't have OBD-II (96' +). At least that's how it is here in SW Washington.

They just connect to your OBD-II port, and connect a device on your gas cap. They've never opened the hood on any of my cars.

You only need to check emissions every other year, once your car is 5 years old. The only exception is if you bring your own car to be registered in Washington. Then you need to have it pass emissions prior to getting registration moved.

Technically you are also supposed to get a safety inspection by the state police, but when I moved, they never bothered me with that.

avs007

That's only true, if you car was originally registered in WA. Otherwise, you'll need to get an emissions check prior to moving the registration. That's what I was told, and had to do, when I first moved here, and my car was only 3 years old.

markk1661

Marcus from Heeltoe is making a custom one to sell.

I will call him Tuesday and see when he might have a sell date on the strut bar.

Royce Han

sweet, thank you very much. i hope i can get one these bars, since i ve been trying to retrofit bars off of honda accord specs and have been unsuccesfu. please email me with more info at : joemama662@yahoo.com


thanks again!!

Presto

Yes that is completely true, in 2001 I bought a 98 Jetta from Cali and had to go get it ran on the dyno with the exhaust sensor hooked on, even thought it was obd2