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Vehicle inspection and Emissions -
Texas State Inspection Exam
Combination.
What are all the types of motor vehicles registered in Texas that must be inspected by an official motor vehicle station each year? -
Correct Ans: ✔✔All motor vehicles registered in Texas, including motorcycles, motorscooters, and mopeds must be inspected each year by an official motor vehicle inspectors station.
What is something that must be presented at the vehicle inspection
time? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Evidence of financial responsibility for the vehicle being inspected must be presented at the time of inspection.
What happens if evidence of financial responsibility is not presented
at inspection? - Correct Ans: ✔✔If evidence of financial responsibility is not presented then an inspection sticker will not be issued.
What happens when a vehicle does pass an inspection? - Correct
Ans: ✔✔When a vehicle passes inspection, an approval sticker must be placed on the windshield.
What if it is a motorcycle or a moped where would the sticker of
approval be placed? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Motorcycles and mopeds must have the inspection sticker displayed near the rear license plate.
How long do these inspection stickers last? - Correct Ans: ✔✔These inspection stickers are good for one year from the month of inspection.
Does your car need to be reinspected if it is in an accident? - Correct
Ans: ✔✔Any vehicle involved in a crash must be reinspected after repairs have been made.
Who and what does the emission focus towards? - Correct Ans:
✔✔In addition to the safety inspection, an emissions test is required for motor vehicles capable of being powered by gasoline for 2 to 24 years old and registered and or required to be registered and and primarily operated in a designated country.What following condition
does not cause the ASM test to be restarted? - Correct Ans:
✔✔Emissions test exceeds emissions
True or False: Motorcycles are exempt from emissions testing
requirements? - Correct Ans: ✔✔True
If a vehicle's OBD monitors are not ready, what should the ispector
tell the customer? - Correct Ans: ✔✔*Drive the vehicle normally for a couple of days.
What test should a 1995 and older model light-duty vehicle with
Traction-Control or All-Wheel drive receive? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Two- Speed idle test
What restraints should be used for front wheel drive cars? - Correct
Ans: ✔✔Wheel chocks, lateral wheel restraints, parking brakes
What is the difference between a flashing MIL and a steady MIL? -
Correct Ans: ✔✔Flashing MIL indicates a catalyst damaging condition; steady MIL indicates a problem that could cause emissions to exceed 1.5 times the standard.
What is the purpose of the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)? -
Correct Ans: ✔✔Indicate an actual malfunction that can affect emissions.
A vehicle with OBD monitors that are not ready may have been
subjected to which of the following conditions? - Correct Ans:
✔✔The vehicle's trouble codes have been recently cleared to turn off the MIL, the vehicle's battery has recently been changed.
With an ASM test, you must never do which of the following? -
Correct Ans: ✔✔Operate the dynamometer without first restraining the vehicle. Operate the vehicle in reverse on the dynamometer, Except when removing the vehicle. Slam on the vehicle brake when the wheels are in motion on the dynamometer.(Any of the above)
Vehicles should be rejected from ASM testing if they have which of
the following problems? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Excessive fluid leaks,
space saver tire on a drive axle, damaged or worn out tires.(any of the above)
Why do we download information from the OBD system instead of
just doing the visual MIL check? - Correct Ans: ✔✔The OBD system download indicates if the computer is telling the MIL to go on.
What restraints should be used for a Rear-Wheel drive vehicle? -
Correct Ans: ✔✔Wheel chocks
Current types of emissions testing waivers and time extensions are? -
Correct Ans: ✔✔Low Mileage Waiver, Low-Income Time Extension, Individual Vehicle Waiver.(All of the above)
Why is texas switching to the ASM test from the two-speed idle test -
Correct Ans: ✔✔With the TSI test emission of Nox can not be evaluated, since a vehicle must be operated uder load before NOx emissions can be accurately assessed, The TSI test does not identify as many HC and CO problems as the ASM test., It is harder to pass an ASM test without performing ncessary repairs. (All of the above)
What is the major source of HC and NOx emissions in urban areas in
Texas? - Correct Ans: ✔✔motor vehicles
Which of the following defines a "designated vehicle" in an affected
county? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Any vehicle capable of being powered by gasoline and is two through twenty-four years of age. Required to be
