November 12, 2015
PODCAST 748: Smog Check
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Adam and Matt are back from SEMA. Adam explains what kind of mistakes don’t make him mad before the guy take some phone calls on oil changes, smog checks, and one from a guy who just got struck by a drunk driver. Plus, caller Ira returns for a special 2-wheel edition of the Hypothetical Stop Light Game.
Hosts: Adam Carolla and Matt D’Andria
Producer: Chris Laxamana
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If the idiot who built that engine wont cover rebuild costs with the proof you have, I sure wouldnt let him fuck it up a second time on your dime! Do you understand, thats rewarding him for fucking up his job! Don’t do it! Thats how you get rid of fuck-ups, which is what the guy that didnt torque the mains on an overpriced rebuild is!
They cant modulate…:)
They cant modulate…:)
Hey I just listened to this podcast and it sounded like the last callers mechanic was referring to the check system that OBD2 computer goes through when you start the car. I live in upstate New York and us car guys up here deal with this every winter. When you put your car away for the winter, the battery inevitably is dead come spring. There are certain sensors that these checks look for that need to be heated for a certain amount of time for the sensor to work properly. Now instead of car manufacturers putting actual temperature probes on everything, they just program the ecu to say after 50-100 miles the sensor is warm enough. I would assume so they don’t have to have different ecu’s for every climate. So every time the battery is disconnected, the ecu is reset and you have to drive it for a certain amount of miles before the ecu turns on these sensors and gets the readings it is looking for. When you go get your car inspected right after the ecu gets power, your checks will not be ready until however many miles the manufacturer of the vehicle programmed in to the ecu. Here in NY they give you a temporary 7 day inspection for this reason and to give you some time to fix the issue if there is one. I hope this cleared up the confusion.