Bordercollie
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I took our 04 Tioga 26Q to Auto Research Center, 7527 Park Ave. Garden Grove, CA for its first smog check today. ( Near Garden Grove Blvd and Western Ave). Drove it onto their small lot, the tech parked it in the alley next to the building and did the test. I didn't have to remove the dog house. It passed with no problem and the total charge was $68. Continued down the alley, right on Park St and right on Western and home again. Easy in and out. Been going there for years for car smog tests.
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RicJones
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Did you call for an appointment or just show up? How busy were they?
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othertonka
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I think my 2004 is going to have to be smoged next month when the registration comes due. As I undestand it all they have to hook up is a connector to the OBD III port in the cab and put the probe in the tailpipe. Since it won't fit on the Dyno like a car, they just do a static test. They also test the gas cap. But what I am not sure of, do they still have to put a lead on the number 1 spark plug?
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SKIRMISH
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They told me they don't have to get under the doghouse because there's no distributor, mine is an '03. The guy who did it last time charged me $20 extra to remove the doghouse, I didn't know he was screwing me until I got it done again with an honest guy.
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Bordercollie wrote:I took our 04 Tioga 26Q to Auto Research Center, 7527 Park Ave. Garden Grove, CA for its first smog check today. ( Near Garden Grove Blvd and Western Ave). Drove it onto their small lot, the tech parked it in the alley next to the building and did the test. I didn't have to remove the dog house. It passed with no problem and the total charge was $68. Continued down the alley, right on Park St and right on Western and home again. Easy in and out. Been going there for years for car smog tests.
Wow, you are pretty close to me. I live near the intersection of Lamson and Valley View.
Nice to know where to go when I need it.
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Bordercollie
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Didn't watch test, sat in waiting room. I called first and asked if they could take me, tech said any time. Good idea to call in case they have another MH in the alley waiting for testing.1-(714)893-3829
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body_surfer2
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I took mine to Perfect Auto, on Lake Forest Drive and Dimension in Lake Forest, near where I live. They did the work infront of their shop---it was kinda in the way, but they were not busy. I think they said 10,000 pounds and great doesnt need the dyno. I passed but got caught up in the gas cap test--some boxes underneath I guess were leaking---seemed like a scam to me, but what can you do ?
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Bordercollie
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Best to call ahead and make sure they can take you. 1(714)893-3829.
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Jim_Arndt
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body_surfer2 wrote:I took mine to Perfect Auto, on Lake Forest Drive and Dimension in Lake Forest, near where I live. They did the work infront of their shop---it was kinda in the way, but they were not busy. I think they said 10,000 pounds and great doesnt need the dyno. I passed but got caught up in the gas cap test--some boxes underneath I guess were leaking---seemed like a scam to me, but what can you do ?
92 E-350 4.6 liter.
I had mine smogged near there but over on Bake Pky. Anyways I had the same issue with the gas cap, they sold me a new one.
It ended up that the problem wasn't the gas cap, but a dryed out and cracked vent hose underneath...
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Quote:It ended up that the problem wasn't the gas cap, but a dried out and cracked vent hose underneath...
Me too--$100 to diagnose the leak, $100 to find the leak and $100 to fix the leak--and a $100 discount for new custom or some kind of BS like that.
What the name of the place on Bake; Bake and Trabucco ? I can not imagine any locations on Bake.
PS--I am taking my RV to Aamco transmission in Santa Ana tomorrow because the one in Lake Forest is too small to even fit a pick up truck. Its a long way to have a friend come pick me up, etc.
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