i just took my 1995 camaro z28 to the take the inspection. It failed.
They told me something was wrong with the A/C. He said that in most times it was caused from catalytic converter and i told him that it use to work, until i started to change the spark plugs off one day and some a spark came out and after that it stoped working. i also had the Compressor changed. (new). and he still said it was the catalytic converter. so i thaught to myself could that be the reason. so people please give me some tips or reason what might be wrong.

 

I don't see how. Why does it matter if your A/C doesn't work, it has no bearing on your emissions. Only thing I can think of is that he meant AIR pump and not A/C. If you're AIR pump is out then it won't pump fresh air into the cat to heat it up. Either way I don't understand how a new cat would solve the problem. Probably trying to get money out of you, take it somewhere else.

 

thats exactly what i thaught someone would say.
he just wanted to get money from me and i cant take it somewhere else becuase i have 15 days to fix that problem and then take it again to the same place becuase they already charged me 40 bux.

 

well i just read the inspection papers again and its my bad.

it says the HC Failed. what is the HC ?

 

The means there was excessive unburned hydrocarbons (HC = gasoline) coming out of the tailpipe. Could be a bad cat, could be running excessively rich, could be a leaking injector, could be misfiring. How did it do on CO and NOx?

 

I"ll tell you, nothing fixing an HC issue, like a few 20's taped under the bumper.

 

im a nub with cars. what do u mean with a few 20's taped under the bumper ?

 

He's hinting that you make a bribe, but he's joking( I think ). Definitely something I wouldn't try, you can get in pretty big trouble.

 

i get him now, lol

well i already got a new catalytic converter on it.

are the tips suppose to be dropping some sort of liquid ?

 

Its just water. Very normal.

 

w0w thx