Attention California VX's

[Maddawg]

Did you try more than one smog station Frank? Sounds as if you encountered some bozos that don't understand the vehicle has full time 4WD. If the test is a dyno, why can't the front wheels be jacked if they cant be unlocked?

[frankd14321]

As stated in the OP, I went to a smog shop that is also a state inspection shop and they do things by the book. And STAR smog's are serious business and very hard to fake because the shops are watched much more closley than a normal smog. They went off their manual which is given to them by the state, and the state manual says our cars has a TOD disengage switch from the factory.

Look i'm just giving my experience to give everyone a warning of what you might encounter and so you all aren't sitting there scratching your head saying "duh, what shall i do George" Because if a smog shop does not smog your car they will tell you NOTHING. I had to call the state, stay on hold for 2 hours, talk to 4 different people for them just to tell me to go to the Ref.. Than I had to wait 3 weeks for an appointment with the Ref and than had to wait 2 hours for him to do "his own research" on my car to find out that indeed the TOD cannot be disengaged.

As time goes on with this rare vehicle I see more things like this happening and this is why I created this post.

[Espritmike]

Sorry for the late reply to this thread. ----- I own and operate a STAR smog station in Pomona Ca. I've been in business for 20 years and am, like you guys, a true car guy. I am familiar with VXs (now that I have one that I tore apart and put back together) and can test and pretest any vehicle just give me a call @ (909)596-5502 - Mike - Quality Auto Service ---cell (909)576-4337