First off, thanks for looking at a posting with a mundane, no fun topic.
I just got my emissions test, and barely passed the hydrocarbon part at 25mph (limit is 86 ppm, it had 86 ppm). The others were well within the acceptable range. I asked the tech who did the test and he said it's either the cat getting fouled up or the EGR.
I have 57,000 miles, the car burns a quart to a quart and a half every 3000 miles. I bought it a year ago so I don't know how it did last year. The only engine mod I have is an AEM intake.
Has anyone else run into problems this early? Is this a sign of those "bad rings" that was mentioned earlier? If it's the cat, I'm hoping that would solve things for a bit, or am I wrong? Would it foul up within a year? Needing new rings would be a great excuse to put in Type S pistons or something, or would it be more involved (i.e. resleeving or something, I don't know much about bottom end rebuilding). What do you suggest?
Thanks for the help.
I just got my emissions test, and barely passed the hydrocarbon part at 25mph (limit is 86 ppm, it had 86 ppm). The others were well within the acceptable range. I asked the tech who did the test and he said it's either the cat getting fouled up or the EGR.
I have 57,000 miles, the car burns a quart to a quart and a half every 3000 miles. I bought it a year ago so I don't know how it did last year. The only engine mod I have is an AEM intake.
Has anyone else run into problems this early? Is this a sign of those "bad rings" that was mentioned earlier? If it's the cat, I'm hoping that would solve things for a bit, or am I wrong? Would it foul up within a year? Needing new rings would be a great excuse to put in Type S pistons or something, or would it be more involved (i.e. resleeving or something, I don't know much about bottom end rebuilding). What do you suggest?
Thanks for the help.