Smog help...completely lost

[Rpjohns3]

Oh yeah one more question my egr tube that runs from the header back to the intake its been cut and it has about a good 3-4 inches if not more taken out of it. Also you don't have to take off the exhaust and intake manifold to take off the egr right? you can just take off the egr without taking anything else off and just by leaving the engine alone?

[ka4life87]

Originally Posted by Rpjohns3

Oh yeah one more question my egr tube that runs from the header back to the intake its been cut and it has about a good 3-4 inches if not more taken out of it. Also you don't have to take off the exhaust and intake manifold to take off the egr right? you can just take off the egr without taking anything else off and just by leaving the engine alone?

If the egr valve tube has been cut then thats one of your big problems there, egr is pretty much bypassed right now so ur NOx levels are of the charts, also make sure it still has a cat and make sure your not burning oil, good way to tell is have someone rev it and if you see blue smoke then ur burning oil and it will be nearly impossible to pass emissions like that. If you get black smoke then your running too rich, but like mentioned if you dont have much money to spend ur better off starting with another car.