1993 fails inspection

[Driver]

1993 fails state inspection. I took the car to North Town Miata with the inspection report (since they cannot inspect the car due to it's age). It cost me $240. I take the car back to have it reinspected and it fails. Where can I take the car that can do the inspection and fix the car at one place.

[Gator Bait]

Well this changes my other post a bit. Didn't realize you already failed.

[POS Racing]

What caused the failure??

[mtrx804]

CEL? Emissions?
Give us some more info and we might be able to help

[Bob_MX5]

FWIW, I feel you pain. Went to 5 different shops today for my 95. One was closed, two could not do 95-older, two had the dyno but it was broke. Last shop said there "machine" should be fixed Monday or Tuesday.

B.
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[OZMDD]

Dynos are almost never broken, just a bs excuse for not doing those inspections. They are required by law to do them, but can lie. I've talked to a inspector that says the trick is to go on a weekday during the middle of the month. They make no money on them since they take longer, so won't do them at the beginning/end of the month when its busy, or on weekends.

[Gmrlocal1]

There is an inspections only place on independence and Parker in Plano. It's only $40 and they do obd1 cars. I take my car there every year. It's hard to find places to inspect obd1 cars. They always try to get out of it by saying their machines are broken or not ready.

[Gator Bait]

Dynos are almost never broken, just a bs excuse for not doing those inspections.

I watched the guys try to get theirs working at one place for 45 minutes. It wasn't the dyno that was the problem, it was the sniffer machine. They might have been ignorant, but they weren't lying. That's some broad stokes you're painting.

[Dudley Dawson]

FWIW, I always had good service at the AAA Inspection location in Carrollton, on Keller Springs. They only do inspections, no repairs, but I've never had them tell me they couldn't inspect an OBD1 car, and if you fail, they're pretty good about letting you know what you need to fix in order to pass.

[effse7en]

I got mine done this year at the Valvoline on Josey and Hebron in Carrollton. They are only required to let you do one re-test, but I got four tests after only paying once, and they didn't bicker about doing it, either.

[Sharpie]

What caused the failure??

This is what needs to be known. First, What did Mazda charge $240 for? 2nd, what does the paperwork from the inspection place say? High NOX? Evap? Carbon? That will help people be able to help you.

Good luck.

[Robert]

I don’t know why you did not pass, but on the sniffer test you always want the cat nice and hot.

[POS Racing]

OP's Last Activity 09-13-2014 04:58 AM I don't think we are going to find out why it failed....