I have an sap delete on my car and I have to smog soon, everything else is still will I pass?
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In California, deleting the secondary air injection (SAI) system will almost certainly cause a smog check failure due to strict CARB regulations. Even if emissions are clean, the vehicle can fail the visual inspection or OBD readiness check, as the SAI system is an emissions control device required by law. Disabling it—via ECU tuning, hardware removal, or spoofing—violates state law and risks registration suspension, fines, or mandatory reinstallation. There are no legal CARB exemptions for SAI deletes on production cars, and smog techs are trained to spot tampering. If you drive the car on public roads in California, keeping the SAI system intact is the only compliant path.Comment
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Won't pass. Even if you have it mounted and not working, you won't pass. SAP is one of the test the system checks for.
Not sure if you can fool it, then get a blind tech who will pass visual.Comment
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delete electrically/software, or physically? Former is ok.Originally posted by andrewlobel View PostComment
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I'm sure OP posted here hoping for a Chat GPT response....
I don't live in California but I have high confidence you could get through with (tune) forced SAP readiness and the pump installed.Comment
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They test for tuning software aswell, so no, this won’t work.Originally posted by discoelk View PostComment
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There are plenty of people here who have passed smog with "tunes". It seems a bit ambiguous but refs are not checking the CVN/checksum data against a database or anything.
Regardless, you need to pass a visual so the SAP will need to be in the car.
Just 2c from a non-Cali person who passes my local emissions check.Comment
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