Vehicle Emissions Testing In Sl

[Ripper]

this van bugger was driving ahead of me today as i was driving to work and it was puffing out so much of smoke.

I think it's high time cops start to at least give these guys some form of a fine and a warning to get these fixed cos these guys seems to be driving around without giving a damn.

we get a bloody speeding ticket for doing 53kmh in a 50km zone when morons like this commit much larger offenses and gets away with it.

[evilmak]

Don't get me wrong- i have nothing against Emissions testing- its a step in the right direction- the day we have high performance cars running on Bio-Diesel or some alternative fuel will be a watershed in Auto History. It needs to be done, especially in a developing country such as ours.

But as some of the forum members have highlighted- this is not a uniform law that will apply for all.

Politicos and their sons/thugs will never "pay" for it- and those with politcal connections will use influence to make sure they are either exempt or the test is falsified.

If the rumour is true in stating that only "Car" owners are subject to the test (ie. buses and three wheelers are not required to pass the test), then there is something blantantly wrong.

Laugfs makes money from what is going to be a utter BS Test (downright disgusting, but you have to admit there is someone with smart business savvy at that company!),

And of course, the govt. needs more money to pay for trips to New York and the Grand Canyon.

This is what makes us SL'kans different from other successful Asian countries- we're willing to screw our own people to fill our own pockets.

Gunat we will now have to convert your STi to LP Gas! will pass emission test and also put your spare BBQ gas cylinder to good use!

[dhp]

I hope this actually works well and can cut back on the pollutants.

No offense guys but if you have to take off the CAT to save a couple of HP then how about you loose some weight instead?

On second thought, If you're inconsiderate for all the people that breathe the same air that you pollute cos you read somewhere that it gives you a few extra ponies, then by all means take offense! Removing the CAT is illegal in most countries and provides no real power gain. If you have actually been in a situation that those few extra HP made you loose an actual motor sport event, then you should loose all extra weight (from car and ur self) before you do something as reckless as removing the CAT.

[GihanFX]

Gunat we will now have to convert your STi to LP Gas! will pass emission test and also put your spare BBQ gas cylinder to good use!

LOL , Tomorrow im goin to renew my Revenue Licence, atlest then im safe for one more year, i dnt know hw to pass the Emision test someday,

[GihanFX]

I hope this actually works well and can cut back on the pollutants.

No offense guys but if you have to take off the CAT to save a couple of HP then how about you loose some weight instead?

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I heard Runing High Boost will Destroy the CAT, if thats True im CAT less

[Razo]

i'm with the environment for any rule. bt the intention behind this is obviously for the government to ripp us of even more. ministers and their sonnys will obviously not have old cars and (also coz they got no taste in classic cars) they wont be checked anyways. even if they're fined the money they pay the fines are OUR TAXES. anyways why dun cops just catch the vehicles thats putting out too much smoke. its pretty obvious which vehicles are polluting and which are not.

my car was tested. there's 4 tests. i failed 1 of em. being an old car (1981 mitsubishi colt) thats pretty good i think. My Carbon Monoxide level was too much when idle.

Edited April 7, 2008 by Razo

[Ripper]

i'm with the environment for any rule. bt the intention behind this is obviously for the government to ripp us of even more. ministers and their sonnys will obviously not have old cars and (also coz they got no taste in classic cars) they wont be checked anyways. even if they're fined the money they pay the fines are OUR TAXES. anyways why dun cops just catch the vehicles thats putting out too much smoke. its pretty obvious which vehicles are polluting and which are not.

my car was tested. there's 4 tests. i failed 1 of em. being an old car (1981 mitsubishi colt) thats pretty good i think. My Carbon Monoxide level was too much when idle.

agree with you on corrupt officials etc but sadly we as people have placed those fools where there are so the ultimate blame lies with the people and nobody else.

my point is that like you also have said...there are thousands of vehicles that are in really really bad shape and puts out so much of smoke and they still gets away with it. I don't think they give a damn cos end of the day they are inside the vehicle and they don't even see the bloody thing. They don't see any immediate reason to attend to the the problem as long as they don't suffer so the smoking goes on...

There's gotta be a way to crack down on these buggers...

I doubt that we can enforce emissions standards like they do in california etc where rules seems to be very very strict. SL is a poor country and we can't afford to have such standards but that doesn't mean shouldn't be making a step towards the right direction.

IMHO the country should start with less strict emission standards and slowly move towards stricter standards overtime when people also can adjust to them better.

Maybe the government should re-think their tax structure and increase taxes on older vehicles while reducing on newer ones... will this happed? i honestly don't think so but we somehow have to find a way to tackle these high pollutants... especially the ones that does lotsa damage but can be fixed to minimize it if one wants to...

those people should be taken to task

[gunat]

I honestly don't see the connection DHP highlights between losing weight and Emissions testing...you lost the plot mate.

Read the threads again- this is about application of a very good law.

I am for it- even though it may mean having to revert my car back to stock format (only because changes were done before i bought it)...What most of the members are talking about is whether this law will apply to:

1) Our corrupt leaders/politicos/goons

2) So called "ahinsaka minissu" who drive buses/trishaws/vans that belch the most pollutants, compared a car

What i've come to accept about our society (which i've mentioned in an early post) is that we as Sri Lankans are more than willing to screw our own people for personal gain.

Case in point:

- Police would rather pull persecute a car owner than a bus/trishaw because they resent the car owner, who has something they don't. I think another member has already highlighted this.

- In an accident involving bus/trishaws/vans, the car owner is immediately put at fault. Why? Because the car owner is seen as better off...therefore guilty of the other persons misfortune in life. Tell me i'm wrong. I have heard this pathetic term "Api ahinsaka minissu" used by some people in justification for breaking road laws which result in accident.

As long as the corrupt leaders/businessmen/goons make it harder for the average man to survive in this country, the resentment will be directed at those who actually work for a living.

I've probably raised a contentious issue, but the point is that for every one of us who will abide with the requirements of this law (or any other law), there will be 100 who will get away with not complying.'

Better yet, i'd really like to see what Laugfs employees will do when their cars fail the test.

Edited April 8, 2008 by gunat

[gunat]

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Edited April 8, 2008 by gunat

[Ripper]

Gunat

well said mate.

to add to your points i think another reason why car owners tend to get cheated out is that bus buggers and trishaw fellows etc have unions and things to protect them.

i think it's fair to say that most bus mudalali fellows and even trishaw buggers are quite good with the junior ranking cops...

And i think us car owners also tend to give in easily cos we don't like to go through the hassle of challenging the system.

Chances are if a good car was puffing smoke as this van i posted was doing...some cop fella would've pulled the driver over and given a long lecture...

wonder when this country will learn it's lessons and make a change to give place to what's right and not what's popular

[gunat]

Gunat we will now have to convert your STi to LP Gas! will pass emission test and also put your spare BBQ gas cylinder to good use!

And what pray tell, will you do about the Tommi, Evilmak? Cars like ours run rich...so its likely we'll all have issues

[evilmak]

And what pray tell, will you do about the Tommi, Evilmak? Cars like ours run rich...so its likely we'll all have issues

I am doing some research, apparently 'Kasippu' will pass the smog test, lot of enterprising citizens in our area specializing in this particular type of bio fuel. Unleaded and 100+ Octane.

[gunat]

I rest my case:

http://www.laugfs.lk/ecosri/Standards.htm#

trishaws/motorcycles tolerances are almost 6 times higher than Motorcars.

Diesel vehicles exempt from Hydrocarbon testing.

Pardon my language guys, but what a crock of sh*t.

Edited April 8, 2008 by gunat

[Ripper]

I rest my case:

http://www.laugfs.lk/ecosri/Standards.htm#

trishaws/motorcycles tolerances are almost 6 times higher than Motorcars.

Diesel vehicles exempt from Hydrocarbon testing.

Pardon my language guys, but what a crock of sh*t.

damn if this is the case i don't see our emission levels getting reduced cos by far the largest offenders group is diesel vehicles...especially those badly maintained commercial vehicles

[dhp]

I honestly don't see the connection DHP highlights between losing weight and Emissions testing...you lost the plot mate.

Read the threads again- this is about application of a very good law.

I am for it- even though it may mean having to revert my car back to stock format (only because changes were done before i bought it)...What most of the members are talking about is whether this law will apply to:

let me elaborate...my statement was for the ppl that deliberately remove CATs and fail emission because of it. Over the years, I've known a few ppl to remove their CATs citing performance gain.

removing CAT = bad emissions: if you remove CAT for performance gain, then reduce weight instead (for same minute performance gain) without harmful emissions. Are you seeing my connection now GUNAT?

Even for the ppl running higher volume with forced induction, you can be responsible and get a higher volume CAT instead of entirely removing it or punching thru.

There are many reasons why this wont work with our bureaucrats/police muffing up implementation, enforcement and classifications; All I am saying is; lets not add a minute performance loss as another reason not to go forward with it.

Maybe I was going on a tangent, but I dont see many of those "ahinsaka" commercial drivers frequenting this website.. I was simply trying to get my point across to the other half of the drivers that MIGHT be driving without or MIGHT be inclined to removing their CATs

Edited April 8, 2008 by dhp

[gunat]

let me elaborate...

removing CAT = bad emissions: if you remove CAT for performance gain, then reduce weight instead (for same minute performance gain) without harmful emissions. Are you seeing my connection GUNAT?

Even for the ppl running higher volume with forced induction, you can be responsible and get a higher volume CAT instead of entirely removing it or punching thru.

There are many reasons why this wont work with our bureaucrats/police muffing up implementation, enforcement and classifications; All I am saying is; lets not add a minute performance loss as another reason not to go forward with it.

I don't dispute the logic you just wrote out above.

But i don't think losing weight has anything to do with emissions, my friend. Its an entirely different way of making a car more efficient- two very different discussion points.

However if we're talking power, i believe F1 cars (and most competitive auto sports) do not have cats on their engines...

That said, removing the cat has been the supposed quick and dirty solution to getting more power. Not to mention cheap.

And unfortunately for those of us in SL, we don't have easy access to high-volume cats or aftermarket units, so you can understand why some resort to removing the cat.

Staying stock is probably the best option only when talking about environment.

But bottom line, as i mentioned initially- the overall objective of this new law is completely lost.

Its not uniform, is primarily aimed at car owners, and probably won't apply to all.

Edited April 8, 2008 by gunat

[gunat]

To add...

For every time a car owner goes and tries to correct his emissions for a retest, its money in the pocket for Laufgs and Cleangas.

I have yet to confirm, but i hear that the standards they are implementing are more stringent than Europe...which if true, will mean a lot of cars will go for re-testing.

Statistically the biggest offenders are single stroke/two stroke machines and diesel vehicles- and they are getting off easy.

Laufgs/Cleangas 1 vs. Environment 0

Edited April 8, 2008 by gunat

[terrance]

It is compulsory from the 17th of november....

http://www.cleanco.lk/stations.php

[Corolla121]

If we were in another part of the world we wouldn't have to pay 3 times of the vehicle value as government taxes...........!

Hey guys, com'on....

Don't look at all things in the same way....

As far as I am aware laughs is already doing it and soon there will be 8 centres island wide.

All cars that are locally manufactured / assembled should have emission test report for RMV registration, this is the first phase, in a phase out manner all vehicles will have to undergo this.

Laughf's they do a pretty good job, sorry can not get around them, I had an issue with cops running with smoke, due to sensor issue on idle there were no smoke, I was asked to get an emission test and report back, failed thrice with Laugh's and ultimately had to go through rectifying.

Then I learned that this is going to be mandatory, but introduced in phases and they have left margins depending on certain circumstances.

I think this is a fair move, we all have our responsibilities towards the environment.

If we were in another part of the world we wouldn't have grumbled on this.

Cheers

Tikiri

[xXx]

what i don't understand is how come only laugh is conducting these test. talking about a monopoly. if they managed to Rs. 5 net profit from a single vehicle they are still in it to make a killing. number plate story all over again.....

[harshansenadhir]

what i don't understand is how come only laugh is conducting these test. talking about a monopoly. if they managed to Rs. 5 net profit from a single vehicle they are still in it to make a killing. number plate story all over again.....

has anyone obtained the revenue license after 17th ? do they really ask for the emission cert??

[fuzzo]

a cop informed me yesterday that mine had expired. I'm going to see if i can get it renewed without it first..

[ferrarif50]

Hi all .....

i saw an article on a newspaper sometime back and it was saying that a PETROL vehicles are more dirtier than diesels !!! (Ignore those buses, lorries, other poorly maintained vans & cars)

so i did some google found these articles on web ....

http://www.everymilesamemory.com/diesel_fact_page.htm

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/CARS/buying/diesel_or_petrol.jsp

---------------------------------------- from autotrader ---------

Petrol

Still the best choice for performance when driving, petrol is the most popular fuel with motorists across the UK.

Pros:

• Responsive

• Quieter than diesel

• Petrol engines are generally cheap to repair

• Faster revving

Cons:

• Petrol engines are less environmentally-friendly than their diesel counterparts

• It’s non-renewable

• Produces more CO2 than other fuel types

Each type of petrol has its own research octane rating (RON). The higher the number, the better performing the petrol is. It essentially falls into four main categories:

1. Unleaded

The most common type of petrol, this has a RON of 95.

2. Super Unleaded

Much like unleaded, but with 98 RON it gives your vehicle better performance.

3. Leaded Four Star and Lead Replacement Petrol (LRP)

Leaded fuel was removed from sale back in 2000 and replaced by LRP. This fuel is basically 97 RON unleaded petrol with an additive to give the valve seat protection, which some cars need.

A valve seat is a surface inside a car’s engine, which rests against the air intake or exhaust valve when the valve is closed – so to stop it from moving out of place and possibly reducing the engine’s efficiency.

LRP is generally only used for vintage vehicles so is less common.

4. High Performance

Cleaner and more powerful than super unleaded, high performance fuels are also more expensive. BP Ultimate is currently the most advanced fuel in UK petrol stations, with 102 RON.

High octane racing fuels are available in specialist motor stores, with prices going up to £7 per litre for 110 RON types.

But the difference between super unleaded and high performance fuels is marginal and more obviously noticed in supercars and other high performance vehicles.

Summary:

Best for driver’s who enjoy optimal performance and a smooth ride.

Diesel

Diesel is becoming more popular, due to its efficiency benefits over petrol and its lower CO2 emissions.

Pros:

• Stays in each gear longer, helping with acceleration and reducing the need for gear changing

• High engine efficiency

• Lower CO2 emissions

• Some high performance fuels are available in diesel

Cons:

• Diesel engines are louder than their petrol counterparts

• Results in a less smooth ride

• More expensive than petrol by a couple of pence

• Higher Nitrogen Oxide (an air pollutant) emissions than petrol

Summary:

More environmentally friendly and economical for long distance drivers.

Edited November 17, 2008 by ferrarif50

[terrance]

a cop informed me yesterday that mine had expired. I'm going to see if i can get it renewed without it first..

Don't waste your time... i tried today in the morning at maligawatta, and was refused.

i went to the bambalpitya drive green station ( 2 doors next to keels) and got the test done in 5 minutes.

no problem at all

[fuzzo]

this is on marine drive right? must put a drive that way then one of these days