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| ehick72 |
 Oct 11 2005, 08:01 AM
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I was reading an article on Mexico City banning the use of the Mexican VW bettle because of safety and emissions. That concerns me because I try to keep my 1.7 engine well tuned. I know my car is extremely fuel efficient but is it bad for the environment in another way? Does anyone know have any info on this?
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| jsteele22 |
Oct 11 2005, 09:40 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 727 Joined: 24-August 05 From: Colorado Springs, CO Member No.: 4,653 |
Keep in mind that "passing emissions" means that it meets the standards for the year the car was made. For my '76 2.0L, the limits are 600 PPM hydrocarbons and 3.5% CO. Anything less than that is acceptable. On a newer car (modern EFI, O2 sensor, cat) the numbers are a lot closer to zero.
OTOH, 914s have other means of keeping emsiions down : spending years hidden in a barn, in a garage on jackstands, or hibernating when the weather gets cold... |
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Posts in this topic
ehick72 Let's hug some trees Oct 11 2005, 08:01 AM
URY914 Since they were built before catalitic (sp) conver... Oct 11 2005, 08:32 AM Cap'n Krusty The air quality in Mexico DF makes the worst smog ... Oct 11 2005, 08:53 AM 914GT Your car has much higher emissions than new cars d... Oct 11 2005, 09:04 AM Air_Cooled_Nut My '75 L-jet teener passed emissions easily an... Oct 11 2005, 09:21 AM lapuwali It's all relative. A typical car from the unr... Oct 11 2005, 10:03 AM TROJANMAN so which is worse? a car that gets 30+ MPG with a... Oct 11 2005, 10:09 AM double-a mine must be ok, when i had a tune-up done awhile ... Oct 11 2005, 10:13 AM Dr. Roger 
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