failed smog need help
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failed smog need help
hey so I have a 2006 c230 sport, it just failed smog and im wondering if someone could give me insight to why it did so?
everything passed except "air injection" failed. Im not quite sure what that means or how to go about fixing it (hopefully its cheap)
comprehensive visual pass - functional check failed - emissions test passed
if anyone has any ideas thatd be great.
thanks
everything passed except "air injection" failed. Im not quite sure what that means or how to go about fixing it (hopefully its cheap)
comprehensive visual pass - functional check failed - emissions test passed
if anyone has any ideas thatd be great.
thanks
Last edited by se5spd; Aug 24, 2012 at 04:07 PM.
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The secondary air injection system pumps filtered ambient air into the exhaust for emissions purposes. If the SAI pump was not working you should have a CEL. Do you have a CEL on? If so you may need to replace the pump..
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Yes I do have a CEL, not sure what it is for but I can pull the code later tonight and get back to you. Is the pump an easy fix? Or does a mechanic have to do it? Also price wise, is it a lot?
Thanks!
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The pump is $444 on rmeuropean. It's pretty easy to replace. However, you should check all the vacuum lines before changing the pump. When I replaced my cam magnet, I accidentally disconnected the vucuum line that goes into the solenoid and I got Air Injection Code right away. So, I believe it might be the case for your car too.
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The pump is $444 on rmeuropean. It's pretty easy to replace. However, you should check all the vacuum lines before changing the pump. When I replaced my cam magnet, I accidentally disconnected the vucuum line that goes into the solenoid and I got Air Injection Code right away. So, I believe it might be the case for your car too.
vucuum line that goes into the solenoid, where is that?
Last edited by se5spd; Aug 25, 2012 at 12:08 PM.
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Here you go...I just went out to take pictures from my car. Just check every hose and vacuum line that you see in the picture. Look for leaks or disconnected lines.
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That's totally different code than what I got.
Ambient Air Temp Sensor is located on the front bumper next to the fog light.
Check your multifuction screen if the outside temp is not accurate, you might have a bad sensor...see the picture.
Ambient Air Temp Sensor is located on the front bumper next to the fog light.
Check your multifuction screen if the outside temp is not accurate, you might have a bad sensor...see the picture.
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front drivers or passenger fog light? Im gonna look tomorrow to see if I can see any dangling wires, etc. Anything out of place.
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Outside temp sensor has nothing to do with emission.
Secondary air injection sounds familiar. If it is what i think it is, you need to replace the purge valve next to the esp module in the engine bay. You will have a pending error code of P0455.
Is there any pending codes when you pull the codes?
Secondary air injection sounds familiar. If it is what i think it is, you need to replace the purge valve next to the esp module in the engine bay. You will have a pending error code of P0455.
Is there any pending codes when you pull the codes?
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Outside temp sensor has nothing to do with emission.
Secondary air injection sounds familiar. If it is what i think it is, you need to replace the purge valve next to the esp module in the engine bay. You will have a pending error code of P0455.
Is there any pending codes when you pull the codes?
Secondary air injection sounds familiar. If it is what i think it is, you need to replace the purge valve next to the esp module in the engine bay. You will have a pending error code of P0455.
Is there any pending codes when you pull the codes?
P0073
Ambient air temp sensor
I can double check but I don't believe there's any pending codes. Any idea where the purge valve is located?
