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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / August 2005

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Emission test high HC

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Martik - 06 Aug 2005 00:52 GMT
93 Nissan Altima

HC failed by .01, max allowable .500, my reading .5151 (grams/km) . I
suspect the O2 sensor since CO and Nox are close to the limit.

Is there any quick fix to drop the HC this miniscule amount such as using
ethanol blended gasoline?
y_p_w - 06 Aug 2005 02:12 GMT
> 93 Nissan Altima
>
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> Is there any quick fix to drop the HC this miniscule amount such as using
> ethanol blended gasoline?

Oxygenated fuel might just do the trick.  However - you might already
be using it.

Could be you need a new O2 sensor as a long-term solution.
edmechanic - 06 Aug 2005 04:52 GMT
    Do you have a new air filter?  HC is gasoline vapor so maybe a new
air filter will lean out mixture and help it burn better. Try changing
your oil it accumulates gasoline after awhile and the gasoline vapors
get sucked into engine through PCV valve.  Changing the oil is the
first thing I would try.  Also make sure gasoline vapor canister has a
clean filter, also could try a new set of plugs, and clean out pcv
valve.
Mike Walsh - 06 Aug 2005 14:07 GMT
If the car was not thoroughly warmed up before the test, try it again after driving about 10 miles at highway speeds. New sparkplugs would probably make enough difference to pass.

> 93 Nissan Altima
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> Is there any quick fix to drop the HC this miniscule amount such as using
> ethanol blended gasoline?

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                  Mike Walsh
           West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

Martik - 07 Aug 2005 00:37 GMT
> If the car was not thoroughly warmed up before the test, try it again
> after driving about 10 miles at highway speeds. New sparkplugs would
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>> Is there any quick fix to drop the HC this miniscule amount such as using
>> ethanol blended gasoline?

Thanks for the replies.

I changed the O2 sensor ($27 CAD)  which was lazy (only went to .3 vdc with
little fluctuation, new one goes to .7 with wild fluctuations) and added
some ethanol blended gas (E10). HC is now .16 - over 300% improvement! Nox
and CO were also down by 1/2. I guess that O2 does more than I thought.

BTW: I did drive a good 20 mins before each test.
 
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