My 1998 2.5 Liter was fitted with a new cat after DC was sued by the EPA.
There were a bunch of Jeeps and 4 cylinder Dakotas that had faulty catalytic
converters and OBD II computers. Even though it was WAY past warranty, they
did it. Actually, they did it twice.
David C. Wilker Jr.
USAF (RET)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Guzinski" <mguzinski@gmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Failed Colorado Emissions High NOx A little long....
>
> I did check and double check after it failed the first time. That is
> correct. The limits changed huge..I mean going from 9.0 to 2.0 on the
> NOx? Crazy! People are passing and I'm not so something is wrong
> with the lil red Dak. I would have never been able to pass emissions
> looking back. I was always over the limits on NOx and other
> measurements. They say if I spend $715 and don't pass I can get an
> exemption. That is only good for 1 year and I have to get it fixed by
> then, they only issue one! I don't think they have emissions where my
> brother lives so maybe he can register it with me. It just bugs me
> that it would have failed before....I could have had Diamler take care
> of it. Now that I have so many miles on it it's my wallet that
> suffers..... Hmmm? Yep I'm disturbed about this...not funny any
> more! ;-)
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 1:49 PM, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>>
>> "Mike Guzinski" <mguzinski@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Now they toughened the standards since 2006 and on the new tougher
>>> standards my truck would have never passed. Now it has 158000 miles
>>> on it and it's cleaner than it was when it was only 4 years new.
>>
>>
>> Wait, can they do that??? (Well, yeah I guess they can do anything
>> they want, what are we going to do about it?) :-P It seems to me
>> though that as long as your truck meets the emissions standards that
>> were in place at the time your truck was built, you should be ok. I
>> mean, emissions standards are stupid to begin with, but this would
>> seem to just be common sense, and is usually the way laws are written.
>> Are they requiring Model Ts and musclecars to install cats and meet
>> the current emissions standards too?
>>
>> I don't know if there is a "loophole" there for you, but I'd
>> certainly check that out if you haven't already. Some emissions
>> programs have a provision where if you spend X dollars trying to
>> remedy the problem, you will get a pass even if it is still failing;
>> that might be something to look into to. Can you register the vehicle
>> somewhere else or as something else? :-)
>>
>> Sorry that I don't have any actual tech info for you; I'm sure
>> someone more knowledgeable about this stuff than I will chime in on
>> your cat question. Sorry to hear that they are hassling you this way;
>> best of luck with it!
>>
>> --
>> -Jon-
>>
>> .- Jon Steiger -- jon@dakota-truck.net or jon@jonsteiger.com -.
>> | '96 Kolb Firefly, '96 Suzuki Intruder, Miscellaneous Mopars |
>> `-------------------------------- http://www.jonsteiger.com --'
>>
>>
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