I only ever considered purchasing a 95 993 due to the emission issues I had read about at the time. Now that I have been sponging up Rennlist 993 knowledge on a daily basis since September, I'm thinking I might of made a mistake and lost out on some potential low RPM torque and additional HP.

I recently e-tested an S60 Volvo in Ottawa, Ontario with a CEL. I passed, but the CEL was due to a minor emissions leak.

Does anyone know if a SAI activated CEL cause you to fail an Ontario E-Test?

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95 993 Carrera 4
89 911 Carrera

 

They check for a cel prior to running the test, but the presence of a cel doesn't fail you. They run a tail pipe test on a dynamometer. The impact of the cel on emissions is so low it probably would not show up in a dynamometer test.

 

I would say based on this quote from the gov literature the answer is no :
It was taken from this brochure: http://www.ontla.on.ca/library/repos...002/291809.pdf

Best thing to do would be to call a couple of test facilities and ask them.

And btw, you're not missing out on any great power boost - really.

 

Aren't vehicles 15 years or older E-test exempt in Ontario?

 

Good one +10 years

 

I always read it to be 1988 and up, thus making the purchase of an 87 911 G50 a wise choice, but I may be mistaken. I have an 89 and do need the e-tests.

Another concern I had when I made de decision to purchase a 95, was the premature valve guide wear on Vram cars. I never did quite understand if the 95 suffers from the same problem.

 

My quote above that states 1987 is directly from the brochure that I posted a link to above. I believe that it's 25 years or older that don't need to be tested, so 2012-1987= 25.

Yes, they do as well - except for the guards red ones