Hello! I recently picked up a 1987 325is with an m30b35 swap. The car is a ton of a fun, and I love it, only problem is, I can't get it registered to my name because it won't pass smog because I live in good ol California. So I drove an hour to get it BAR inspected, and it failed! WOOOO
Here's a pic of my test results :![](http://i.imgur.com/Q3mS4Kh.jpg)
I pretty much just need some guidance as to what I need to buy/do to the car to get it to pass this stupid test. The only real issues I have are :
- OBD I conversion. The guy said there's no way to read the CEL codes, so I have to convert it.
- OEM Headers. It currently has aftermarket headers since the OEM ones don't fit in an e30 chassis... (he said something about it not having an aftermarket equipment sticker or something.. wtf is that?) Maybe I could lift the car to fit some headers, haha.
- Catalytic Converter. I guess I just have to buy an OEM cat...? It already has a much beefier one than OEM but ok.
- Missing Wiring to Sensors. Assuming this is just the O2 sensor, which is missing. Any other sensors to worry about?
- Fuel Injection. Has "aftermarket fuel injectors" so it can't pass there. smh what do I replace these with?
- Defective Fuel Evaporated Controls. I think this is just that the gas cap seal is bad.
- ECU. He said I needed the stock ECU to read codes or something?? wtf? Currently have 325i harness with (what I'm pretty sure is) an e32 ECU.
Pretty sure that's it. If someone could just point me in the right direction of stuff to get that will fit the e30 chassis so I can pass the smog I'll love you forever.
Sucks cause I wanted to start my turbo build on this motor, but I can't even get the damn thing registered. california emissions laws are ass
Here's a pic of my test results :
![](http://i.imgur.com/Q3mS4Kh.jpg)
I pretty much just need some guidance as to what I need to buy/do to the car to get it to pass this stupid test. The only real issues I have are :
- OBD I conversion. The guy said there's no way to read the CEL codes, so I have to convert it.
- OEM Headers. It currently has aftermarket headers since the OEM ones don't fit in an e30 chassis... (he said something about it not having an aftermarket equipment sticker or something.. wtf is that?) Maybe I could lift the car to fit some headers, haha.
- Catalytic Converter. I guess I just have to buy an OEM cat...? It already has a much beefier one than OEM but ok.
- Missing Wiring to Sensors. Assuming this is just the O2 sensor, which is missing. Any other sensors to worry about?
- Fuel Injection. Has "aftermarket fuel injectors" so it can't pass there. smh what do I replace these with?
- Defective Fuel Evaporated Controls. I think this is just that the gas cap seal is bad.
- ECU. He said I needed the stock ECU to read codes or something?? wtf? Currently have 325i harness with (what I'm pretty sure is) an e32 ECU.
Pretty sure that's it. If someone could just point me in the right direction of stuff to get that will fit the e30 chassis so I can pass the smog I'll love you forever.
Sucks cause I wanted to start my turbo build on this motor, but I can't even get the damn thing registered. california emissions laws are ass
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