ACTUAL CALIFORNIA SMOG INSPECTOR EXAM / SMOG
INSPECTOR CALIFORNIA EXAM WITH ALL COMPLETE
LEVELS REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2024/2025)
|GUARANTEED PASS.
SMOG INSPECTOR LEVEL 1
How often should a gasoline calibration be performed on
the EIS machine?
a. every 72 days
b. every 72 hours
c. every 72 test
d. every 72 minutes - Answer-every 72 hours
What should the technician do when a vehicle fails a
smog check inspection and the vehicles owner is
convinced the technician failed his/her vehicle on
purpose?
a. tell him or her to take the vehicle to another smog
shop
b. tell him or her you don't care and have them leave
,c. tell him or her to make an appointment with the
referee
d. tell him or her for 50.00 you can test the vehicle again
- Answer-Tell him or her to make an appointment with
the referee
A customer living in a basic area of the State of California
brings their 1975 Ford Mustang in a for a smog
inspection. What test and what machine should be used?
a. EIS & TSI
b. EIS & ASM
c. OIS
d. no test required - Answer-no test required
Diesel vehicles are tested on the EIS machine regardless
of what area of the State the vehicle is registered in, true
or false? - Answer-false, they are tested on the OIS
machine; 1998 and newer
,Carbon monoxide emissions are measured as a
percentage of the exhaust and displayed as CO, true or
false? - Answer-true
When a smog inspector inspects a 1992 vehicle visually,
he or she finds the top of the exhaust gas recirculation
(EGR) valve has been crushed down. How should the
technician enter this into the EIS machine?
a. defective for EGR
b. modified for ECS
c. modified for EGR
d. tampered for ECS - Answer-modified for EGR
The vacuum line leading to the exhaust gas recirculation
(EGR) valve has been rubbing on the intake manifold. The
hose has a small leak in it as a result. How would the
smog inspector enter this into the EIS machine?
a. defective for EGR
b. modified for EGR
c. disconnected for EGR
d. fail for EGR - Answer-defective for EGR
, An evap system reduces HC emissions, true or false? -
Answer-true
A vehicle fails the OBD II portion of an ASM smog
inspection for incomplete readiness monitors and no
repairs have been recently performed. There are no
diagnostic trouble codes stored in the vehicles
computers. Which of the following actions should the
smog inspector take next?
a. advise the customer to drive the vehicle through a
complete drive cycle
b. advise the customer to have the vehicle diagnosed and
possibly repaired
c. advise the customer to see the state referee for a one
time waiver
d. advise the customer to have their vehicle retested by
someone smarter - Answer-advise the customer to have
the vehicle diagnosed and possibly repaired
INSPECTOR CALIFORNIA EXAM WITH ALL COMPLETE
LEVELS REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (A NEW UPDATED VERSION 2024/2025)
|GUARANTEED PASS.
SMOG INSPECTOR LEVEL 1
How often should a gasoline calibration be performed on
the EIS machine?
a. every 72 days
b. every 72 hours
c. every 72 test
d. every 72 minutes - Answer-every 72 hours
What should the technician do when a vehicle fails a
smog check inspection and the vehicles owner is
convinced the technician failed his/her vehicle on
purpose?
a. tell him or her to take the vehicle to another smog
shop
b. tell him or her you don't care and have them leave
,c. tell him or her to make an appointment with the
referee
d. tell him or her for 50.00 you can test the vehicle again
- Answer-Tell him or her to make an appointment with
the referee
A customer living in a basic area of the State of California
brings their 1975 Ford Mustang in a for a smog
inspection. What test and what machine should be used?
a. EIS & TSI
b. EIS & ASM
c. OIS
d. no test required - Answer-no test required
Diesel vehicles are tested on the EIS machine regardless
of what area of the State the vehicle is registered in, true
or false? - Answer-false, they are tested on the OIS
machine; 1998 and newer
,Carbon monoxide emissions are measured as a
percentage of the exhaust and displayed as CO, true or
false? - Answer-true
When a smog inspector inspects a 1992 vehicle visually,
he or she finds the top of the exhaust gas recirculation
(EGR) valve has been crushed down. How should the
technician enter this into the EIS machine?
a. defective for EGR
b. modified for ECS
c. modified for EGR
d. tampered for ECS - Answer-modified for EGR
The vacuum line leading to the exhaust gas recirculation
(EGR) valve has been rubbing on the intake manifold. The
hose has a small leak in it as a result. How would the
smog inspector enter this into the EIS machine?
a. defective for EGR
b. modified for EGR
c. disconnected for EGR
d. fail for EGR - Answer-defective for EGR
, An evap system reduces HC emissions, true or false? -
Answer-true
A vehicle fails the OBD II portion of an ASM smog
inspection for incomplete readiness monitors and no
repairs have been recently performed. There are no
diagnostic trouble codes stored in the vehicles
computers. Which of the following actions should the
smog inspector take next?
a. advise the customer to drive the vehicle through a
complete drive cycle
b. advise the customer to have the vehicle diagnosed and
possibly repaired
c. advise the customer to see the state referee for a one
time waiver
d. advise the customer to have their vehicle retested by
someone smarter - Answer-advise the customer to have
the vehicle diagnosed and possibly repaired
