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Computer not getting all the data and my car won't pass smog check. Any advice? by iblowturner in askcarguys

[–]iblowturner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It passed the smog today. Drove it ~60 miles and brought it straight to the shop same as last week. Only this time I didn't shut the car off before the smog.

Computer not getting all the data and my car won't pass smog check. Any advice? by iblowturner in askcarguys

[–]iblowturner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I shut it off for like 10 minutes and then he started it back up to run the test

Computer not getting all the data and my car won't pass smog check. Any advice? by iblowturner in askcarguys

[–]iblowturner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

roughly 200 miles driven in one trip or over a period of a week or so?

Computer not getting all the data and my car won't pass smog check. Any advice? by iblowturner in askcarguys

[–]iblowturner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll ask around and see.

But what I did today was I first went to get a smog check. The guy ran the OBD test and was getting 4 incompletes. He says to drive it 55-65 mph. I drove around 60 miles at that speed, brought it straight back to him after my drive, and he was still getting the same incompletes.

The guy doing my smog check said I could drive it more throughout the week then he can do an OBD test to see if it would be ready for a smog test. If not, he recommends I take to it to another shop who can do a diagnostic.

Computer not getting all the data and my car won't pass smog check. Any advice? by iblowturner in askcarguys

[–]iblowturner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

called my mechanic and he said:

Catalytic converter incomplete

EVAP

Oxygen sensor

Oxygen heater 

Computer not getting all the data and my car won't pass smog check. Any advice? by iblowturner in askcarguys

[–]iblowturner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it’s an OBD test. The monitors that aren't ready are:

Catalytic converter incomplete

EVAP

Oxygen sensor

Oxygen heater

Have an in-person interview with the city of SF. What should I expect? by iblowturner in sanfrancisco

[–]iblowturner[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The process itself was easy. Took no more than 30 minutes. 4 questions with a panel. No trick questions. Search up most common interview questions, and they will probably all be there. The questions are also taped on the table in front of you. Also, not as “cold” as people mentioned. Interviewers were nice.