Hey guys... I do emission testing here in Ontario, Canada. They just tightened the limits by 15% at the beginning of the new year. In the 3 years I've been testing cars, I've only failed one Contour. And that was because it had been stored for like a year. I agree, the DURATECH engines are very clean engines. Recently it wasn't a surprise to see a 1996 V6 Mystique with 200k on it with a pass. Also I have passed Contours with their check engine light ON, perhaps the EGRs on them weren't working up to snuff.
At times the guy who runs the inspection (c'est moi!) can decide the fate between a PASS and a FAIL for a vehicle. For example couple months back I failed my friend's 1999 Saturn SL1 with 40k. Reason? My friend only drives it 5km everyday, never takes it on the highway...therefore the vehicle never gets to properly warm up. This in a way clogs emission reducing components. At that point I took the Saturn on the highway for a fast boot with the A/C cranked and 15 minutes later the car passed with flying colours. It's good to know the history of the car being tested.
But I'm not writing this because your Contour is suppose to pass Gary (
still wondering about your FAIL result). I don't know what the emission results were. Care to forward a copy of the test results to me? I want to compare them to the results from my car. The email is
product_of_poland@hotmail.com
