Emissions Help

[Kirk Bryan]

Hey guys,
Need some thoughts in diagnosing my failure to pass emissions. It is possible that the problem is my high flow cats(you can see through them), but I was told that they shouldn't be a problem and I should pass just fine. The car passed before I did my exhaust(2 years before). And it will not pass now. It smells like it is running rich, but I can't think of why.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

{ADDED AFTER SEAN'S POST}
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I have Kooks long tube headers so the O2 sensors are now about 2 feet further along the exhaust than stock. Could that have something to do with it?

[SeanMatteson]

Kirk,

How old are the O2 sensors? Is it possible they got banged around during the exhaust changes? I would think that any problem with those resulting from physical damage to the sensors would throw a C.E. light, but they may have only been damaged enought to affect emissions.

How old are the air filter, fuel filter, etc.?

Regards,

Sean

[Kirk Bryan]

O2 sensors could be the problem, but I thought I would diagnose everything else that I could before dropping $80/ea on new sensors. The fuel filter, plugs and wires at the time was about 1 year old and the air filter is a new K&N.

[SeanMatteson]

Has the car been running 100% OK, Kirk?

[Kirk Bryan]

Prior to me replacing the fuel line coming from the fuel filter, the car used to drop RPM's and stall at times. Sor far it hasn't done it. Vengust and I tackled the fuel line last Saturday, emissions was before that.

[SkunkWorks]

Could you post the numbers of what tests you failed on? not sure if it would help to narrow it down..

[Bill McNeil]

Kirk,

Just pay a crooked Drive Clean place $200 and they'll pass you.

Tom knows several people who do it if you need a contact.

Garnet's Turbo Coupe was done through that guy.

My car doesn't have cats, so I intend to do the same this November.

[SkunkWorks]

Thats also what I was going to say but...

I'll ask someone if he might know perhaps maybe how much it theoretically would cost.

[Jason Wild]

Most place ask $200 for this.

[johnny o]

Maybe if someone gets a # for someone who can pass my car they could private msg me on here :) I am sick of buying trip permits every week :) BTW if you need O2 sensors I can get them for about $40ea. I think seeing the etest result numbers could help track this down. If your car is failing HC or CO dumping 2 gal of Ethaynol(sp?) Hydrate to a full tank of gas will make pretty much anything pass (other then NOx failing). You can get it in the camping section at Crap Tire.

[Bill McNeil]

BTW if you need O2 sensors I can get them for about $40ea.

Is this for genuine Ford of aftermarket?

I'd be interested if that is for a Ford sensor.

[johnny o]

I get the KEM ones for that price, I am pretty sure I can get OEM Ford ones for that price too but usually I order other parts so I just get the KEM ones. I will check a price on the OEM ones but I'm sure I got them for that price before too. I will try and find out tomorrow.