well .. looks like ive dodged a bullet
"Effective January 1, 2013, a light vehicle must be compliant with OBD test standards."
in respect to emission testing in Ontario
"1. An inaccessible, missing or damaged DLC, or presence of an OBD pass-through device
will result in the vehicle being rejected from the OBD test until the DLC is in such a
condition that it is able to allow the OBD test.
2. A deviation on the vehicle’s electronic signature from the expected values will result in
the vehicle being rejected from the OBD test until the deviation in the vehicle’s
electronic signature is resolved in such a way that the OBD test can be completed
successfully"
basically obdII is going to be accessed and used to determine whether the car is ready to pass or fail the testing and if modified in any way will result in a no-test situation.
my newest purchase happens to be a 96 escort wagon which was bp swapped by a P/O and may have been obdII prior to the swap ...
now the good news .
it only applies to '98 and newer obdII cars . prior to 98 the cars will get a 2 speed idle test
posting this for anyone else in the same situation
"Effective January 1, 2013, a light vehicle must be compliant with OBD test standards."
in respect to emission testing in Ontario
"1. An inaccessible, missing or damaged DLC, or presence of an OBD pass-through device
will result in the vehicle being rejected from the OBD test until the DLC is in such a
condition that it is able to allow the OBD test.
2. A deviation on the vehicle’s electronic signature from the expected values will result in
the vehicle being rejected from the OBD test until the deviation in the vehicle’s
electronic signature is resolved in such a way that the OBD test can be completed
successfully"
basically obdII is going to be accessed and used to determine whether the car is ready to pass or fail the testing and if modified in any way will result in a no-test situation.
my newest purchase happens to be a 96 escort wagon which was bp swapped by a P/O and may have been obdII prior to the swap ...
now the good news .
it only applies to '98 and newer obdII cars . prior to 98 the cars will get a 2 speed idle test
posting this for anyone else in the same situation
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