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The VIN and VECI label, PCV, EVAP, the catalytic converter, the MIL, readiness monitors, trouble codes, two-speed idle and the five gases. Every topic has its own page: the drawing first, then what you need to remember. 64 illustrated pages.
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Every page has a big drawing and a box with the rules, limits and steps you need to know:
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These are real pages from the book. The table of contents is the full one: 8 parts and 60 topics.
You're under a 2006 pickup with a flashlight. The catalytic converter isn't the original, and you have to decide right there: does it pass the visual or not?
The manual has the answer, but it's spread across paragraphs on replacement parts, Executive Orders and model years. You read it last night, and under the truck it's gone.
In the book, that converter is one page: the right install drawn next to the wrong one, with an arrow pointing to the label. Aftermarket converter? Look for a CARB EO number that covers that model year.
The PCV system, EVAP, EGR, the MIL bulb check and the readiness monitors work the same way: each one has its own page, drawn.
You get it, you check it and you move on, without going back to the manual between cars.
The program and your license, identifying the vehicle, the visual inspection, the functional checks, the OBD-II test, the tailpipe test, results and rules, and the final review: 64 pages, all illustrated
Think of it this way:
A 2003 sedan rolls into the bay. You plug into the DLC: EVAP shows incomplete, every other monitor complete. Pass or fail? You need the answer before the customer asks.
In the book you open the monitors page: complete, incomplete and not supported side by side, with the model-year rule right under them. Gas cars 2000 and newer: EVAP is the only monitor that may be incomplete. On readiness, this one moves on.
Same with the VECI label, the fuel cap test, two-speed idle and the five gases with their units: each one on its own page.
Smog Check Inspector Illustrated is 8 parts and 60 topics, all drawn, and it ends with the whole inspection on one page plus a quick review of monitors, codes and gas readings.
What you see drawn, you don't have to memorize.
The inspection as one route, who runs the program (BAR, CARB, DMV), inspector vs repair license, station types and which vehicles need a Smog Check and when.
The 17-character VIN, the model year that picks the test, the VECI label, California vs federal certification, entering data into the analyzer and engine changes.
What the visual looks for: PCV, EVAP, catalytic converter, EGR, air injection, spark and fuel controls, aftermarket parts with the CARB EO number and fuel leaks.
Functional vs visual, the MIL bulb check and the MIL running, the fuel cap and LPFET tests, visible smoke, timing and EGR checks, and what changes on diesels.
BAR-OIS, finding the DLC, the readiness monitors, complete vs incomplete vs not supported, how many may be incomplete, pending, confirmed and permanent codes, P0420 and CALID/CVN.
Who gets a tailpipe test, ASM and two-speed idle, the five gases and their units, what high HC, CO and NOx point to, and the limits on the inspection report.
Pass, fail, tampered and gross polluter, the electronic certificate, directed vehicles, the Referee, CAP, clean piping and equipment calibration rules.
The whole inspection on one page, monitors and codes, gas readings, terms that look alike and what to expect on exam day with PSI.
At the end of the book: A final review part: the whole inspection on one page, monitors and codes, gas readings and look-alike terms.
Test yourself on every part of the inspection with exam-style questions, each answer explained with the page to go back to.
See the mistakes inspectors make most often, drawn side by side with the right way, so you catch them before the exam and on the job.
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You get the whole inspection as one fixed route, VIN to certificate, so every rule has a place to land.
You review monitors, codes, gas units and limits page by page, and the look-alike terms side by side.
Your tech studies the inspection as one route, and the printed pages stay in the bay: the CARB EO rule, the monitor rules and the five gases, at a glance.
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Yes. It doesn't teach you how a car works: it puts the California inspection procedure, the program terms and the rules in order, one topic per page.
From the Bureau of Automotive Repair materials: the Smog Check Manual, the Smog Check Inspection Procedures Manual and the regulations in CCR Title 16. It follows today's OBD-based inspection with BAR-OIS: most 2000-and-newer cars get the OBD test, and the tailpipe test (ASM or two-speed idle) is covered for the older vehicles that still get it.
No. It's an independent illustrated study book, not affiliated with BAR, CARB, the DMV or PSI.
No. It doesn't replace the BAR-required training or hands-on practice, it doesn't count as training hours and it doesn't come with a certificate. It's for studying and reviewing what you learn there.
No. They're written for this book, in exam style, and each answer points you to the page to go back to.
The book and the 2 bonus books arrive as PDFs by email, at the address you enter at checkout. One-time payment, no subscription.
No. It's built on California's Smog Check program: BAR rules, California limits and the PSI inspector exam. Other states run different emissions programs with their own rules.
We don't ship printed copies, but the PDF is printable: print it at home or at a print shop and keep it in the bay.
You have 30 days. We refund everything if the file won't open, if the book isn't what you see on this page, if you were charged twice or if the email doesn't arrive: just email us.
No more rereading the manual with nothing sticking.
The CARB EO rule, the monitors and the five gases: you see them drawn, and that's it.
You walk into the PSI exam knowing where everything is.
Drawings make studying faster.
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