My Land Cruiser is a 1993. I live in Maricopa County, Arizona. As such my 80 needs to pass an emissions test every year. Because it is a pre-OBD2 and a full time 4WD, it needs to pass a sniff test at idle and a visual inspection. This has never been an issue, in the many years I have owned this 80 it has always passed with flying colors.
However, I would like to install a second battery using an FJ80 box, and a York compressor using one of those fancy mounts made by Wits' End. However, because my Land Cruiser is a 93 it has one of those big PAIR valves that are in the way of the FJ80 second battery and the Wits' End compressor mount.
So basically I want to figure out if I can remove the PAIR valve and still pass the visual inspection. My understanding is that removing the PAIR valve will not prevent it from passing the sniffer test.
It just so happens that I took the 80 in for its emission test yesterday. I watched the guy do the test, and it appears to me that they do not look for the PAIR valve. In fact, it appears to me that they only are looking for the catalytic converter, PCV system, and testing the fuel cap. And maybe the evap system. I took a picture of the guys computer screen, and it shows only those items plus the "air system" -- and for air system he typed in NA. And for that matter he did not appear to look for the evap system because it was list as inaccessible. And I don't think he looked for an EGR either.
So based on that it appears that I could remove the PAIR valve and still pass the visual inspection. What do you think? Does anyone have any experience testing a 93/94 without a PAIR valve in Maricopa county or other jurisdiction that requires a visual test?
Thanks for the help.
Jared
However, I would like to install a second battery using an FJ80 box, and a York compressor using one of those fancy mounts made by Wits' End. However, because my Land Cruiser is a 93 it has one of those big PAIR valves that are in the way of the FJ80 second battery and the Wits' End compressor mount.
So basically I want to figure out if I can remove the PAIR valve and still pass the visual inspection. My understanding is that removing the PAIR valve will not prevent it from passing the sniffer test.
It just so happens that I took the 80 in for its emission test yesterday. I watched the guy do the test, and it appears to me that they do not look for the PAIR valve. In fact, it appears to me that they only are looking for the catalytic converter, PCV system, and testing the fuel cap. And maybe the evap system. I took a picture of the guys computer screen, and it shows only those items plus the "air system" -- and for air system he typed in NA. And for that matter he did not appear to look for the evap system because it was list as inaccessible. And I don't think he looked for an EGR either.
So based on that it appears that I could remove the PAIR valve and still pass the visual inspection. What do you think? Does anyone have any experience testing a 93/94 without a PAIR valve in Maricopa county or other jurisdiction that requires a visual test?
Thanks for the help.
Jared