FROM : http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/cons/371706.htm

On-road enforcement with the Smog Patrol.

All vehicles on Ontario's highways - whether registered in Ontario or from out-of-province - are subject to provisions of the Environmental Protection Act regarding excessive exhaust smoke or emissions control equipment that has been altered or is missing. The Smog Patrol of the Ministry of the Environment enforces the act throughout Ontario by conducting roadside inspections and tests of both heavy-duty and light-duty vehicles.

The Smog Patrol is funded by the Drive Clean program. It includes investigators who are the enforcement arm of Drive Clean in investigating possible legal infractions at Drive Clean facilities. Vehicle owners are reminded that a Drive Clean pass or a conditional pass does not exempt a vehicle from the provisions of the act concerning excess smoke or emissions control equipment. It only shows that a vehicle met Drive Clean requirements at the time of the test.

For more information on Ontario's Drive Clean, call 1-888-758-2999 or visit www.driveclean.com

yep i was pulled over in my Monte SS 2 years ago by 2 guys on the side of the road,they checked my car for cats and i had to open the hood so they check for the EGR and canister

Johnnee D wrote:

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this looks like a genuine interest in saving the planet, not a scheme to make money!!!!...yeah right...

if they were really interested in driving clean, they would adopt the Swiss model...

every two years we bring our (post 1976) cars to the garage for an emissions test, then we get an ugly sticker on the window with the maturity of the emissions test (2 years)...

so if a cop passes by your car he/she sees right away if you're compliant or not...plus we get a notebook with all the measures taken during the test, the date, garage name, and so on...

this way the Swiss authorities still get the money for driving clean, but they get it at the source...

my 2 (Swiss) cents worth
JD

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       And you want to fly here, and buy a older modified North American car, and take it back there, to the smog police?   hmmm     you are brave...

 

Or outside a cruise night. Thats where the cops nailed a guy who chirped his tires last summer...

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The law enforcement mind works like this....set up in a place with high likely hood of success which is close to a Tim Hortons. That's my tip for the season. 

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427carl wrote:

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MAN   am I ever glad I don't have one of those "modified cars"   

We have wild owners around here, with "mag wheels" Dual Exhausts" 
One car I have seen, I swear, has those "header Pipes" on it 
and I saw one car with a non-stock intake and carb!  
and another with a non-stock set of wires and dist.. 
I even saw a car with "braided non-stock hoses"..  
I even saw a (I really should not say this) car with RED heater hoses   
I can't believe these offenders arn't locked up 
and there are rumours of cars that have non-stock camshafts!! and on and on..... 

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Don't you talk about my GTO like that

 

   Sorry   Didn't see you there  lol    

that reminds me of those guys, with the "outlaw" guage packs ON THE HOOD!

Move to PEI. No emissions tests and there is hardly a police presence here!

tc wrote:

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All this stuff makes my 63 Acadian 6 banger look better all the time. No smog cop is going to give that car a second look. May I should raise the price !!! lol.

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Where did you find this info, Todd?

I could see them going that route, with the guys using the LS series engines,
 but if a engine is  done up orignal colors trim etc,
most of the inspectiors would not know the difference...

69Laurentian wrote:

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There was a write up in the latest Smoke Signals called "Emissions Testing- The Canadian Version". The author basically describes what I mentioned above and warns that if they aren't diligent in the U.S the same thing could happen there. What bothers me is his comments that say for example if I put a 1984 454 in my 69 Pontiac, they look at the ENGINE and not the year of the car and therefore that engine has to have all the emission controls that it had in the vehicle it came in- Smog Pump (or EGR), Cats etc. The article said you'd have to prove the year of the engine.
Crazy B-S!

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Todd. it's not B/S. a friend of mine in Port Perry got wind of this last summer, when they started the spot checks. He had the MOT come out to his place & look at the cars he's doing up. One is a 29 model A delivery, & he was going to put a 87 Vette d/line in it. They told him in no uncertain terms, the emm. have to match the yr. of the engine!!! They also looked at his 86 Chevy 1/2 ton Indy Pace truck, said he did a wonderfull job on it, BUT, we catch you on the road with the headers,not plumbed into the "missing" AIR pump, the aluminum intake with no EGR & your "BUSTED" & yes they have all the #'s of engines in the computor for roadside inspections & any doubt, YOU PROVE the year in court!!!

 

I was thinking of the "fake" EGR myself when I was writing earlier.......I have to agree......." i will play the game if i am put in that corner" Nothing wrong with saving yourself some hassle from the Ministry Boys!!!!!!!