How to repair your car from the Illinois emissions test ?

Question

my car is a Mazda MPV 1998 millage 133000 check engine light is on

Please help me!!!!

Answer 1

your going to need to find out what is wrong with it and fix. people get scared of emmisions. they are no big deal. what if it was a bad tierod end? Look at it this way. there is a chance that bad part id costing you some gas mileage.  

Answer 2

what code did you see. or did they even tell you? ill give you some of a list for an example.

p0100 mass (maf) or volume (vaf) air flow circuit malfunction

p0101 maf or vaf circuit range performance problem

p0102 maf or vaf circuit low out input

p0103 maf or vaf circuit high output

p0104 mass or volume air flow circuit intermittent

p0105 manifold absolute (map) or barometric (baro) pressure circuit malfunction

p0106 map or baro circuit range performance problem

p0107 map or baro circuit low range

p0108 map or baro circuit high range

p0109 map circuit intermittent

p0110 intake air temperature (iat) circuit malfunction

p0111 iat circuit circuit range performance problem

p0112 iat circuit low input

p0113 iat circuit high input

p0114 iat circuit intermittent

p0115 engine coolant temperature (ect) circuit malfunction

p0116 ect circuit range performance problem  

p0117 ect low input

p0118 ect high input

p0119 ect circuit intermittent

p0120 throttle position (tp) circuit malfunction

p0121 tp circuit range performance problem

p0122 tp circuit low input

p0123 tp circuit high input

p0124 tp circuit intermittent

p0125 excessive time to enter closed loop

p0126 insufficient ect for stable operation

p0128 coolant temperature below thermostat regulating temperature

p0130 oxygen sensor 1, bank 1 circuit malfunction

p0131 oxygen sensor 1, bank 1 low voltage

p0132 oxygen sensor 1, bank 1 high voltage

p0133 oxygen sensor 1, bank 1 slow response

p0134 oxygen sensor 1, bank 1 no activity

p0135 oxygen sensor 1, bank 1 heater malfunction

p0136 oxygen sensor 2, bank 1 circuit malfunction

p0137 oxygen sensor 2, bank 1 low voltage

p0138 oxygen sensor 2, bank 1 high voltage

p0139 oxygen sensor 2, bank 1 slow response

p0140 oxygen sensor 2, bank 1 no activity

p0141 oxygen sensor 2, bank 1 heater malfunction

p0142 oxygen sensor 3, bank 1 circuit malfunction

p0143 oxygen sensor 3, bank 1 low voltage

p0144 oxygen sensor 3, bank 1 high voltage

p0145 oxygen sensor 3, bank 1 slow response

p0146 oxygen sensor 3, bank 1 no activity

p0147 oxygen sensor 3, bank 1 heater malfunction

p0150 oxygen sensor 1, bank 2 circuit malfunction

p0151 oxygen sensor 1, bank 2 low voltage

p0152 oxygen sensor 1, bank 2 high voltage

p0153 oxygen sensor 1, bank 2 slow response

p0154 oxygen sensor 1, bank 2 no activity

p0155 oxygen sensor 1, bank 2 heater malfunction

p0156 oxygen sensor 1, bank 2 circuit malfunction

p0157 oxygen sensor 2, bank 2 low voltage

p0158 oxygen sensor 2, bank 2 high voltage

p0159 oxygen sensor 2, bank 2 slow response

p0160 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 no activity

p0161 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 heater malfunction

p0162 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 circuit malfunction

p0163 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 low voltage

p0164 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 high voltage

p0165 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 slow response

p0166 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 no activity

p0167 oxygen sensor 3, bank 2 heater malfunction

p0169 fuel composition sensor

p0170 fuel trim (ft) malfunction

p0171 system too lean, bank 1

p0172 system too rich, bank 1

p0173 fuel trim (ft) malfunction, bank 2

p0174 system too lean, bank 2

p0175 system too rich, bank 2

p0176 fuel composition sensor circuit malfunction

p0177 fuel composition sensor range performance

po178 fuel composition sensor low input

p0179 fuel composition sensor high input

p0180 fuel temperature sensor circuit malfunction

p0181 fuel temperature sensor range performance

p0182 fuel temperature sensor low input

p0183 fuel temperature sensor high input

p0184 fuel temperature sensor circuit intermittent

p0185 fuel temperature sensor 2 circuit malfunction

p0186 fuel temperature sensor 2 range performance

p0187 fuel temperature sensor 2 low input

p0188 fuel temperature sensor 2 high input

p0189 fuel temperature sensor 2 circuit intermittent

p0190 fuel rail pressure sensor circuit

p0191 fuel rail pressure sensor circuit performance

p0192 fuel rail pressure sensor circuit low voltage

p0193 fuel rail pressure sensor circuit high voltage

p0194 fuel rail pressure sensor circuit intermittent

p0195 engine oil temperature sensor

p0196 engine oil temperature sensor performance

p0197 engine oil temperature sensor low voltage

p0197 engine oil temperature sensor high voltage

p0198 engine oil temperature sensor intermittent

Answer 3

I had similar problems with my Honda Prelude and last month. Try getting a free auto warranty quote ans see if you can get the policy before you need to get your car fixed. http://www.autoadviceonline.com/Warranty...