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I live in California, and we have some of the strictest emissions laws over here. Now I was reading upon this and it caught my attention :
http://www.smogtips.com/functional_inspection.cfm (look at OBD1 CEL section)
It states that a smog technician checks to see if the CEL comes on during standby, and not while the engine's running. I wanted to know if it's possible to bypass this somehow and rig something (I remember seeing a question like this a few months ago, but can't find it) so that the CEL DOES come on when it's on standby and turns off when it's not (like a regular ecu.)
I'm not worried about the visual or sniffer part of the smog test (my engine's internally fine)because if this actually works out..I may have found a giant loophole for OBD1 Miata owners.
Can anyone shed some light on this?
http://www.smogtips.com/functional_inspection.cfm (look at OBD1 CEL section)
It states that a smog technician checks to see if the CEL comes on during standby, and not while the engine's running. I wanted to know if it's possible to bypass this somehow and rig something (I remember seeing a question like this a few months ago, but can't find it) so that the CEL DOES come on when it's on standby and turns off when it's not (like a regular ecu.)
I'm not worried about the visual or sniffer part of the smog test (my engine's internally fine)because if this actually works out..I may have found a giant loophole for OBD1 Miata owners.
Can anyone shed some light on this?