Hi,
New to this forum, having just discovered. Seems like a great resource.
Anyway, I live in California, and I have a 1987 FJ60 that I've had since 2013. Never had a problem passing the smog test until this year, this year I had to take it to a new place since my usual guy is out of town for the summer. Anyway, this place tells me that the car completely passes on all emissions, but the problem is that the Catalytic converter doesn't have the CA stamp on it. To pass he tells me that either:
1.) I need documentation to show that the cat was installed prior to 2009 when they started the stamp program
2.) Get a new cat
3.) Appeal to some higher state authority
I have the full service history for the car from the previous owner (who was the only owner). No sign of any cat being fitted at any point in time. I checked my Haynes manual for the car, and according to it, the FJ60 should have always had a cat fitted (e.g., off the factor floor).
So I guess my question is: is there any chance the cat on the FJ60 is the original one, and that's why there's no documentation for this? Would the original cat pass the current California emissions test, or is there no chance of this, hence why there would have been a new cat fitted at some point?
Or perhaps my usual guy has just let this slide, and hasn't being following the rules to the letter.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
New to this forum, having just discovered. Seems like a great resource.
Anyway, I live in California, and I have a 1987 FJ60 that I've had since 2013. Never had a problem passing the smog test until this year, this year I had to take it to a new place since my usual guy is out of town for the summer. Anyway, this place tells me that the car completely passes on all emissions, but the problem is that the Catalytic converter doesn't have the CA stamp on it. To pass he tells me that either:
1.) I need documentation to show that the cat was installed prior to 2009 when they started the stamp program
2.) Get a new cat
3.) Appeal to some higher state authority
I have the full service history for the car from the previous owner (who was the only owner). No sign of any cat being fitted at any point in time. I checked my Haynes manual for the car, and according to it, the FJ60 should have always had a cat fitted (e.g., off the factor floor).
So I guess my question is: is there any chance the cat on the FJ60 is the original one, and that's why there's no documentation for this? Would the original cat pass the current California emissions test, or is there no chance of this, hence why there would have been a new cat fitted at some point?
Or perhaps my usual guy has just let this slide, and hasn't being following the rules to the letter.
Thanks for any help you can give me.
). I can't really get a good photo due to the protective cover. Does this look original?
