SMOG CHECK MANUAL - PART 1
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
SUCCESS!!!
1. Station Readiness and Limitations
Q: If a station lacks the equipment, tools, or reference materials necessary to
inspect or repair a particular vehicle, what must the station do? A: Reject the
vehicle before starting an inspection or repair.
Explanation: A station is only authorized to perform services it is fully
equipped to handle. If you do not have the specialized tools, software, or
documentation required to complete the job accurately and safely, you must
decline the service immediately to protect the consumer and the integrity of
the test.
2. Disclosure of Repair Policies
Q: If, as a matter of policy, a Test and Repair station does not repair certain
types of vehicles or inspection failures, what must the station do before
beginning a Smog Check inspection? A: Reject the vehicle or inform the
customer both orally and in writing before starting the Smog Check
inspection.
Explanation: Transparency is mandatory. If you are a "Test and Repair"
station but have internal policies against repairing certain failures (e.g., you
don't do deep engine work or specific electrical diagnostics), the customer
has a right to know this before you take their money and initiate the test.
3. Consumer Protections
Q: What must the station provide for the customer before beginning a Smog
Check inspection? A: A written estimate.
Explanation: This is a fundamental legal requirement. The station must
provide the customer with a written estimate detailing the costs of the
, inspection (and any potential labor rates if diagnostic work is required). The
customer must sign this estimate before any work begins, as it serves as a
binding agreement protecting both parties from "surprise" fees.
Customer authorization -ANSWER ✔✔What must the station obtain before
beginning the Smog Check inspection?
Up-to-date, maintained, and calibrated -ANSWER ✔✔In order to perform a Smog
Check inspection, a station must check that all required equipment is...
Gasoline and alt. fuel vehicles 1976 to 1999 in Enhanced Areas -ANSWER
✔✔Which vehicles receive ASM tests?
None - all are given OIS tests -ANSWER ✔✔Which diesel vehicles receive ASM
tests?
Gasoline-powered vehicles 1976 to 1999 registered in Basic and Change of
Ownership Areas, or registered in Enhanced Areas but incompatible with
dynamometer testing -ANSWER ✔✔Which vehicles receive TSI tests?
Gasoline and alt. fuel vehicles 1976 to 1999 -ANSWER ✔✔Which vehicles
receive a tailpipe emissions test on an EIS machine?
2000 and newer, 14,000 lbs and under GVWR -ANSWER ✔✔Which gasoline and
alt. fuel powered vehicles receive OIS tests?
No inspection is required -ANSWER ✔✔Propane and natural gas vehicles over
14,000 lbs GVWR receive this kind of Smog Check inspection.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED
SUCCESS!!!
1. Station Readiness and Limitations
Q: If a station lacks the equipment, tools, or reference materials necessary to
inspect or repair a particular vehicle, what must the station do? A: Reject the
vehicle before starting an inspection or repair.
Explanation: A station is only authorized to perform services it is fully
equipped to handle. If you do not have the specialized tools, software, or
documentation required to complete the job accurately and safely, you must
decline the service immediately to protect the consumer and the integrity of
the test.
2. Disclosure of Repair Policies
Q: If, as a matter of policy, a Test and Repair station does not repair certain
types of vehicles or inspection failures, what must the station do before
beginning a Smog Check inspection? A: Reject the vehicle or inform the
customer both orally and in writing before starting the Smog Check
inspection.
Explanation: Transparency is mandatory. If you are a "Test and Repair"
station but have internal policies against repairing certain failures (e.g., you
don't do deep engine work or specific electrical diagnostics), the customer
has a right to know this before you take their money and initiate the test.
3. Consumer Protections
Q: What must the station provide for the customer before beginning a Smog
Check inspection? A: A written estimate.
Explanation: This is a fundamental legal requirement. The station must
provide the customer with a written estimate detailing the costs of the
, inspection (and any potential labor rates if diagnostic work is required). The
customer must sign this estimate before any work begins, as it serves as a
binding agreement protecting both parties from "surprise" fees.
Customer authorization -ANSWER ✔✔What must the station obtain before
beginning the Smog Check inspection?
Up-to-date, maintained, and calibrated -ANSWER ✔✔In order to perform a Smog
Check inspection, a station must check that all required equipment is...
Gasoline and alt. fuel vehicles 1976 to 1999 in Enhanced Areas -ANSWER
✔✔Which vehicles receive ASM tests?
None - all are given OIS tests -ANSWER ✔✔Which diesel vehicles receive ASM
tests?
Gasoline-powered vehicles 1976 to 1999 registered in Basic and Change of
Ownership Areas, or registered in Enhanced Areas but incompatible with
dynamometer testing -ANSWER ✔✔Which vehicles receive TSI tests?
Gasoline and alt. fuel vehicles 1976 to 1999 -ANSWER ✔✔Which vehicles
receive a tailpipe emissions test on an EIS machine?
2000 and newer, 14,000 lbs and under GVWR -ANSWER ✔✔Which gasoline and
alt. fuel powered vehicles receive OIS tests?
No inspection is required -ANSWER ✔✔Propane and natural gas vehicles over
14,000 lbs GVWR receive this kind of Smog Check inspection.
