was a bit skeptical but wow
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
was a bit skeptical but wow
so i got this stuff for my car called RESTORE you put in your oil and it should clean out gunk and make the car run better. wow at 1st i thought how dumb but thought i should try what do i have to lose right. holy crap it works well then i got this 2 in one transmission stuff cleans gears and restores the seals dam it worked to. the leak has stopped to a little drip every 3 to 4 hours. now there is not a pool of read under my car.
quick fix stuff i know but they will get me by until i pick up one more job.
oh and i have seen way better mpg im now going around 280 miles on one tank.
quick fix stuff i know but they will get me by until i pick up one more job. oh and i have seen way better mpg im now going around 280 miles on one tank.
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The easiest way to make you pass smog would be to have a new cat put in. You can have one installed for $100 or less. Shop around. 15 minutes of calling around got me $104 after tax. Im sure if you called around for a day or so you could get a slightly better price.
Apparently your check engine light is on too, but thats just a matter of finding a smogger who doesnt care about the light as long as you pass the sniffer. Which is almost any of them.
Apparently your check engine light is on too, but thats just a matter of finding a smogger who doesnt care about the light as long as you pass the sniffer. Which is almost any of them.
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One thing you definitely need to do is let your cats warm up at least 30 mins prior to a smog check.
Ohh yeah I would avoid any liquid sealants, those are just temporary fixes.
Think about it if you pour any of these liquids into your tranny, motor, or radiator to seal leaks what do you think that gunk is doing to the rest of your internal parts?
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Ohh yeah I would avoid any liquid sealants, those are just temporary fixes.
Think about it if you pour any of these liquids into your tranny, motor, or radiator to seal leaks what do you think that gunk is doing to the rest of your internal parts?
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the two load test in California your car is over 5-7 times the average values and far above a properly running engine that measures below the accepted max numbers for hc and no.A new cat is not going to make an engine with obvious problems pass the test all it will do is eat up the new cat.Is it burning oil,smoking,running poorly,missing.You need to get the codes read and follow the trail they lead you on.Advanced timing beyond specs is one of the greatest causes of both way out of range ho and nox.So get the codes,apply for the money from the state and get it back into tune,not only so it can pass but with that much unburned fuel going out the pipes at $5 a gallon you need every bit of it ignited in the cylinder
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"GOT CODES?"
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"GOT CODES?"
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
the two load test in California your car is over 5-7 times the average values and far above a properly running engine that measures below the accepted max numbers for hc and no.A new cat is not going to make an engine with obvious problems pass the test all it will do is eat up the new cat.Is it burning oil,smoking,running poorly,missing.You need to get the codes read and follow the trail they lead you on.Advanced timing beyond specs is one of the greatest causes of both way out of range ho and nox.So get the codes,apply for the money from the state and get it back into tune,not only so it can pass but with that much unburned fuel going out the pipes at $5 a gallon you need every bit of it ignited in the cylinder
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"GOT CODES?"
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i burn some oil and have to add oil every 3 months and i never have seen my car smoke
oh and i am one of the people on here who dose not care about paying for gas. and last i have no O2 on my car
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Rio I posted this a long time ago when you complained about it around two months ago. Put a gallon of methanol in it from your local hardware store. I'm serious. Google. Again, I wasn't kidding, it works wonders if your low on cash and are willing to ignore a problem that may become worst....and in that case your already pretty good at that. I wouldn't tell you to do something that would hurt your car because knowing you, you would do it and we would all feel bad for not warning you 
. Just Google it and read up on it, a gallon costs around $10 USD, dump it in when your just about at reserve, take a spirited drive, and watch the guys face when you pull some nice smog numbers. 
. Just Google it and read up on it, a gallon costs around $10 USD, dump it in when your just about at reserve, take a spirited drive, and watch the guys face when you pull some nice smog numbers.
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i have a miss fire going on with my car but it has gone away with the stuff i have done to my car. it pops up every now and again but thats only on start up or if im sitting to long with the motor running. i will have the timing looked at for my car and see if i can get it fixed. apparently i might of f-ed up when i did it my self
i burn some oil and have to add oil every 3 months and i never have seen my car smoke oh and i am one of the people on here who dose not care about paying for gas. and last i have no O2 on my car
i burn some oil and have to add oil every 3 months and i never have seen my car smoke
oh and i am one of the people on here who dose not care about paying for gas. and last i have no O2 on my car
We need to learn to ask the most obvious questions first with you Rio. Go buy a 02 sensor. (3-wire mustang 02 is a simple and cheap "Cut and splice" DIY at around $40) Search it.
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the two load test in California your car is over 5-7 times the average values and far above a properly running engine that measures below the accepted max numbers for hc and no.A new cat is not going to make an engine with obvious problems pass the test all it will do is eat up the new cat.Is it burning oil,smoking,running poorly,missing.You need to get the codes read and follow the trail they lead you on.Advanced timing beyond specs is one of the greatest causes of both way out of range ho and nox.So get the codes,apply for the money from the state and get it back into tune,not only so it can pass but with that much unburned fuel going out the pipes at $5 a gallon you need every bit of it ignited in the cylinder
ohlord
"GOT CODES?"
ohlord
"GOT CODES?"
Im looking at my results at this very moment. Doing nothing but changing the cat brought my HC levels from 235 and 239, to 104 and 80.
It brought my NO levels from a staggering 2237 and 2027 to a mere 595 and 167. And my O2 levels from 0.8 and 0.7 to 0.4 and 0.2.
You should definitely look into making your own code reader Rio. Even if you dont have the money to fix the actual problems you will at very least know what they are, and can possibly map out some type of plan to get stuff done little by little.
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i now drive a ford p71 i also own a 1988 ford f150 lariat
methanol............that i will not do ever it just sounds ...well i dont know but i will not try that one
hay rivcal4life i have a question my car i have 3 cats 2 pre cats and one main cat.
the main cat is welded on along with the 2 pre cats witch bolt on at my headers
witch one would i replace it is all one unit on my car.
my auto teacher tells me to replace my spark plug wires there fu(ked if you ask me i mean just bad burn marks all over them and they feel limp and loose
and last to have my timing looked at out of it all im going with the cheap stuff 1st timing and wires if that dont help then i call and try to get my car fixed for free from the program
hay rivcal4life i have a question my car i have 3 cats 2 pre cats and one main cat.
the main cat is welded on along with the 2 pre cats witch bolt on at my headers
witch one would i replace it is all one unit on my car.
my auto teacher tells me to replace my spark plug wires there fu(ked if you ask me i mean just bad burn marks all over them and they feel limp and loose
and last to have my timing looked at out of it all im going with the cheap stuff 1st timing and wires if that dont help then i call and try to get my car fixed for free from the program
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yeah after reading up on it i found this and many more things stating the same thing so yeah i will not try it at all the sad fact is running things like that in a motor can mess up a lot of things if the motor was not built to run it. not only that but in some cases it has ben proven that this stuff run throw older cars can kill the motor IF NOT BUILT TO RUN THIS STUFF
also in California it is illegal and you will pay a big find or jail time
this is a quote i got from a web site with alot of research put in to this
((From a chemists point of view, sounds fishy... I know enough about engine combustion to know that if you want to ever run "clean" fuels (ie. methanol or ethanol), you need to re-adjust multiple engine components to get it running right. If you were to add methanol to the fuel, it would NOT run cleaner. In fact, it may cause you to fail the emissions test even if you would have passed! Funny side note here: a friend of mine had an old Olds with over 300K kilometers on it and needed to pass emissions. So he took a bottle of octane from the lab and added it to his tank. Needless to say, he barely made it to the shop and luckily, didn't fail. Some guys will try anything.)))
also in California it is illegal and you will pay a big find or jail time
this is a quote i got from a web site with alot of research put in to this
((From a chemists point of view, sounds fishy... I know enough about engine combustion to know that if you want to ever run "clean" fuels (ie. methanol or ethanol), you need to re-adjust multiple engine components to get it running right. If you were to add methanol to the fuel, it would NOT run cleaner. In fact, it may cause you to fail the emissions test even if you would have passed! Funny side note here: a friend of mine had an old Olds with over 300K kilometers on it and needed to pass emissions. So he took a bottle of octane from the lab and added it to his tank. Needless to say, he barely made it to the shop and luckily, didn't fail. Some guys will try anything.)))
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Funny I can give you a scanned image of my emissions report while running methanol.....and I passed with flying colors. I wasn't worth the 3 hour high speed pursuit on I-95 (damn chemists couldn't keep their mouth shut!) I failed the first time with 93 Octane. While my car is still running, and has been for over a year including 9 trips from Penn State University and back to CT I don't see the danger. Maybe I got lucky.
93 Octane=FAIL 1/4 Ratio of methanol=Pass (With flying colors)
...btw in CT there were no chemists in the garage I went to.....damn places cutting corners these days!
However, don't do it. I'm thinking about this and you'll find a way to blow your car up and I would rather you spend the $200-$350 for both CATs and fix the problem. FYI I found a new center CAT for non-calif cars on ebay for about $280 shipped so you might want to look.
93 Octane=FAIL 1/4 Ratio of methanol=Pass (With flying colors)
...btw in CT there were no chemists in the garage I went to.....damn places cutting corners these days!
However, don't do it. I'm thinking about this and you'll find a way to blow your car up and I would rather you spend the $200-$350 for both CATs and fix the problem. FYI I found a new center CAT for non-calif cars on ebay for about $280 shipped so you might want to look.
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Funny I can give you a scanned image of my emissions report while running methanol.....and I passed with flying colors. I wasn't worth the 3 hour high speed pursuit on I-95 (damn chemists couldn't keep their mouth shut!) I failed the first time with 93 Octane. While my car is still running, and has been for over a year including 9 trips from Penn State University and back to CT I don't see the danger. Maybe I got lucky.
93 Octane=FAIL 1/4 Ratio of methanol=Pass (With flying colors)
...btw in CT there were no chemists in the garage I went to.....damn places cutting corners these days!
However, don't do it. I'm thinking about this and you'll find a way to blow your car up and I would rather you spend the $200-$350 for both CATs and fix the problem. FYI I found a new center CAT for non-calif cars on ebay for about $280 shipped so you might want to look.
93 Octane=FAIL 1/4 Ratio of methanol=Pass (With flying colors)
...btw in CT there were no chemists in the garage I went to.....damn places cutting corners these days!
However, don't do it. I'm thinking about this and you'll find a way to blow your car up and I would rather you spend the $200-$350 for both CATs and fix the problem. FYI I found a new center CAT for non-calif cars on ebay for about $280 shipped so you might want to look.
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GEDaggett is right, thank you. At the same time, however, while you read the several thousand (exaggeration) other posts by Rio it seems as if he is low on cash constantly (somehow excluding gas expenses) but I will put my tally up for him to buy a new O2 sensor and CAT's. Let us know the result Rio! Good Luck!
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GEDaggett is right, thank you. At the same time, however, while you read the several thousand (exaggeration) other posts by Rio it seems as if he is low on cash constantly (somehow excluding gas expenses) but I will put my tally up for him to buy a new O2 sensor and CAT's. Let us know the result Rio! Good Luck!
i try to do 90% of the work on my car my self. seems my auto teacher was dead on with the needs new spark plug wires.
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How did you adjust the timing yourself? I thought timing was electronically controlled...via little resistor chips that plug into the wiring harness? 
Glad to hear that the wires made a world of difference, don't let it lead to careless driving though. Careful Rio!
Glad to hear that the wires made a world of difference, don't let it lead to careless driving though. Careful Rio!
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I know in my m104 I can adjust the timing by advancing it manually, but I don't know how. My dad has not shown me yet :P
Good to hear you got rid of your misfire Rio, I had a set of ignition wires that were arcing that caused my car to run rough. Thankfully, that was taken care of. Then, my thermostat went, then either my cat or muffler has now gone. Also, my odometer has stopped working. But whatever, still like the car
Good to hear you got rid of your misfire Rio, I had a set of ignition wires that were arcing that caused my car to run rough. Thankfully, that was taken care of. Then, my thermostat went, then either my cat or muffler has now gone. Also, my odometer has stopped working. But whatever, still like the car
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I know in my m104 I can adjust the timing by advancing it manually, but I don't know how. My dad has not shown me yet :P
Good to hear you got rid of your misfire Rio, I had a set of ignition wires that were arcing that caused my car to run rough. Thankfully, that was taken care of. Then, my thermostat went, then either my cat or muffler has now gone. Also, my odometer has stopped working. But whatever, still like the car
Good to hear you got rid of your misfire Rio, I had a set of ignition wires that were arcing that caused my car to run rough. Thankfully, that was taken care of. Then, my thermostat went, then either my cat or muffler has now gone. Also, my odometer has stopped working. But whatever, still like the car
i do about 200 bucks worth of work on my car a week. no new parts are added but i do under the hood stuff cleaning, fixing, looking. try to see how much time i have left be for the next part goes. or trying to get more life out of a part.my car is like my zen. working on it makes me happy. and if my car runs better from what i do i feel more confident like i can take on a bigger task.
not a bad car it just needs TLC
